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The New York Times reports:
The Onion, a satirical publication that skewers newsmakers and current events, said on Thursday that it had won a bankruptcy auction to acquire Infowars, a website founded and operated by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
The Onion said that the bid was sanctioned by the families of the victims of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, who in 2022 won a $1.4 billion defamation lawsuit against Mr. Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems.
Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit dedicated to ending gun violence that was founded in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook shooting, will sponsor a relaunched version of the site under The Onion.
Read the full article. In the immortal words of Flounder, “Oh boy, is this great!” Below, Jones wails that “this is a total attack on free speech.” Wompity womp.
🚨#BREAKING: Alex Jones has just confirmed that his network INFOWARS has just been acquired by the Onion, backed by the families of the Sandy Hook shooting pic.twitter.com/jFbsW2EBZV
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) November 14, 2024
Today @TheOnion won its bid to acquire Infowars, the notorious harbinger of disinformation, misinformation, and hate speech helmed by its founder, professional Internet troll, Alex Jones. Alex Jones has profited off the pain of Sandy Hook families, and his brand of hateful…
— Everytown (@Everytown) November 14, 2024
We’re excited to join them as they turn the page on this toxic chapter of misinformation and begin the next chapter of InfoWars, turning it into a tool to combat disinformation and extremism through humor. Not only will this new venture staunch the flow of hurtful misinformation,…
— Everytown (@Everytown) November 14, 2024
It’s not a joke: @TheOnion has acquired Infowars at auction, ending Alex Jones’ 25-year run controlling the conspiracy website used to push lies about the Sandy Hook school shooting https://t.co/DPsTR46w6e
— Kim Bellware (@bellwak) November 14, 2024