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November 15, 2024

The Onion Buys InfoWars in Bankruptcy Auction, Plans to Turn Conspiracy Outlet into Parody Site
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The satirical news outlet The Onion has acquired Info Wars, the website
founded by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Info Wars was put
up for sale in a bankruptcy auction as part of a $1.4 billion settlement
against Jones for defaming the families of children killed in the 2012
Sandy Hook school massacre. The Onion says it had the support of the
families and plans to relaunch the website as a parody of right-wing
influencers and conspiracy theorists.