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The Onion Moves to Acquire Infowars, Plans Satirical Transformation

The Onion has announced a deal to acquire Alex Jones's Infowars, with plans to transform the right-wing site into a satirical platform, prompting a furious reaction from Jones.

20 Apr, 17:10 — 21 Apr, 18:38
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APVery High53d ago

The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and turn it into a parody platform - AP News

The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and turn it into a parody platform  AP News

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BBCHigh52d ago

The Onion launches new effort to turn Infowars into parody website

The new proposal would involve the publication licensing Alex Jones's company, which faces liquidation.

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NYTMostly Factual53d ago

The Onion Signs New Deal to Take Over Infowars

A new deal, which would allow The Onion to use the Infowars name and website address, must be approved by a Texas judge.

By Benjamin Mullin and Elizabeth Williamson

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The GuardianMostly Factual53d ago

The Onion plans to lease Alex Jones’s Infowars after judge blocks purchase

The satirical website’s parent company will have to pay $81,000 a month to the misinformation platform Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Satirical website the Onion plans to turn rightwing commentator Alex Jones’s misinformation site Infowars into a parody of itself under a leasing agreement provisionally approved by a Texas court. Under a proposed deal with court administrators, Infowars would be leased by Global Tetrahedron, a Chicago-based comp...

By Edward Helmore

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NPRHigh53d ago

The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars

The Onion says it has a new deal to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's Infowars media company. If approved, the satirical news website could turn Infowars into a parody of itself.

By Tovia Smith

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CNNMostly Factual53d ago

The Onion reaches new deal to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars - CNN

The Onion reaches new deal to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars  CNN

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cbcHigh53d ago

Parody news site The Onion says it has a new plan to acquire Infowars.com

The parody news site The Onion says it has a new plan to acquire the conspiracy website Infowars.com, something it has been trying to do since the site first came up for sale two years ago.

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The IndependentMostly Factual52d ago

Alex Jones is so mad about InfoWars becoming a satire site he loses his shirt and exclaims ‘they’re bodysnatchers’

‘Just because you’re wearing my shirt doesn’t mean you’re me, let’s be 100 percent clear about that,’ the conspiracy theorist raged Monday

By Mike Bedigan

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EL PAISMostly Factual52d ago

‘The Onion’ is moving forward with plans to transform conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s ‘Infowars’ into a satirical platform

A judge in Texas will decide whether the conspiracy site — which has been hit with multimillion-dollar defamation judgments — can become a parody of ‘justice’ for the families of Sandy Hook

By Jordi Alonso Martínez Yañez

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Business InsiderMostly Factual53d ago

The Onion CEO says he has a deal to buy Infowars —and 'grand designs' beyond owning Alex Jones

The Onion CEO says it expects to takeover Alex Jones' Infowars within weeks. Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images The Onion has a new plan to take over Alex Jones' Infowars. CEO Ben Collins said they want to use the site to mock everything from Jones to AI guys. Collins said he wants justice for Sandy Hook families and to pay them some of what they're owed. The Onion has a new plan to take over Infowars — and the CEO of the satirical news site it goes well beyond owning Alex Jones. "We have grand des...

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varietyMostly Factual53d ago

The Onion Says It Has a Deal to Take Over Alex Jones’ Infowars, Plans to Relaunch It as Parody of Itself

Satire site the Onion says that it has — after 17 months legal wrangling — successfully landed a deal to let it take over Infowars, the right-wing conspiracy-fueled site run by Alex Jones. Ben Collins, CEO of the Onion, confirmed to Variety details of the company’s new plan to assume control of Infowars under a […]

By Todd Spangler

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hollywood-reporterMostly Factual52d ago

Shirtless Alex Jones Reacts to The Onion Deal to Acquire Infowars: “The Whole Thing’s About Defaming Me”

“Just because you’re wearing my shirt don’t mean you’re me,” the topless right wing media personality said while livestreaming on X.

By Etan Vlessing

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rolling-stoneMostly Factual53d ago

The Onion Reaches Deal to Relaunch Alex Jones’ Infowars as Parody Site

“This is the culmination of a two-year-long effort to get some justice for the Sandy Hook families,” The Onion CEO Ben Collins says

By Althea Legaspi

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deadlineMostly Factual53d ago

The Onion Makes Another Play For Alex Jones’ InfoWars

Satirical news outlet The Onion has inked a another deal for InfoWars, the website founded by right-wing conspiracist Alex Jones who was sued into bankruptcy several years ago by families of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre. The Onion wants to convert the site into a parody of itself and has the support of […]

By Jillg366

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The WeekMostly Factual52d ago

The Onion files new plan to turn Infowars into satire

The website was previously led by controversial conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

By Peter Weber, The Week US

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nmeMostly Factual52d ago

The Onion and Sandy Hook victims’ families finally land deal to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars and relaunch right-wing site as parody of itself

The conspiracy theorist declared bankruptcy in 2022 after being ordered to pay $1billion in compensation to the families over his claims that the 2012 shooting was a hoax The post The Onion and Sandy Hook victims’ families finally land deal to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars and relaunch right-wing site as parody of itself appeared first on NME.

By Laura Molloy

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NYT20 Apr, 17:10First to report

The Onion Signs New Deal to Take Over Infowars

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variety20 Apr, 18:30

The Onion Says It Has a Deal to Take Over Alex Jones’ Infowars, Plans to Relaunch It as Parody of Itself

cbc20 Apr, 18:38

Parody news site The Onion says it has a new plan to acquire Infowars.com

CNN20 Apr, 19:13

The Onion reaches new deal to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars - CNN

The Guardian20 Apr, 20:06

The Onion plans to lease Alex Jones’s Infowars after judge blocks purchase

deadline20 Apr, 20:18

The Onion Makes Another Play For Alex Jones’ InfoWars

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rolling-stone20 Apr, 21:26

The Onion Reaches Deal to Relaunch Alex Jones’ Infowars as Parody Site

NPR20 Apr, 21:59

The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars

AP20 Apr, 22:24

The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and turn it into a parody platform - AP News

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Business Insider21 Apr, 00:22

The Onion CEO says he has a deal to buy Infowars —and 'grand designs' beyond owning Alex Jones

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BBC21 Apr, 09:28

The Onion launches new effort to turn Infowars into parody website

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nme21 Apr, 11:56

The Onion and Sandy Hook victims’ families finally land deal to take over Alex Jones’ Infowars and relaunch right-wing site as parody of itself

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The Week21 Apr, 15:00

The Onion files new plan to turn Infowars into satire

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EL PAIS21 Apr, 16:42

‘The Onion’ is moving forward with plans to transform conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s ‘Infowars’ into a satirical platform

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The Independent21 Apr, 18:32

Alex Jones is so mad about InfoWars becoming a satire site he loses his shirt and exclaims ‘they’re bodysnatchers’

hollywood-reporter21 Apr, 18:38Latest update

Shirtless Alex Jones Reacts to The Onion Deal to Acquire Infowars: “The Whole Thing’s About Defaming Me”