REPORT: Media Matters Considering Buying InfoWars

Semafor reports:

Some of the subjects of Alex Jones’ darkest and wildest conspiracy theories could end up taking over his iconic, unhinged InfoWars brand in less than two months. The open auction has sparked some serious behind-the-scenes interest among liberal groups and some nonprofit organizations dedicated to fighting misinformation, who see it as an opportunity to transform an infamous source of online hatred, conspiracies, and oddities into something quite different.

Angelo Carusone, the president of the left-leaning conservative media watchdog group Media Matters for America, confirmed that the organization would explore bidding on InfoWars. “We are diligently considering this acquisition,” he said in an email. Carusone said that in addition to taking control of the brand’s eponymous digital channels, he was equally interested in what InfoWars hasn’t published, and wondered if the archives could contain some interesting revelations.

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🟡 SCOOP: Some of the subjects of Alex Jones’ darkest and wildest conspiracy theories could take over InfoWars, @maxwelltani reports.

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