The Onion buys Alex Jones's Infowars at auction

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Infowars was auctioned as part of a defamation ruling after Jones falsely called the Sandy Hook School shooting a hoax.

After the killings, Jones and guests on his broadcasts repeatedly called into question whether the massacre actually occurred, floating conspiracy theories about whether the murders were faked or carried out by government agents.

The Onion plans to rebuild the website and feature well-known internet humour writers and content creators.“We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website,” said Ben Collins, a former NBC News journalist who is chief executive of The Onion’s parent company, in a statement.

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Topics: Onion Trump Company Jones Conspiracy Infowars Victims Attack Families Hook Sandy

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Published On: 2024-11-14 @ 16:53:09 (3 days ago)

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