The Onion buys Infowars.

[fantome profane]

I double and triple checked, this really happened.

Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing

The satirical news publication The Onion has bought Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction with the backing of families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

apnews.com

I expect more accurate truthful news from The Onion than any of the garbage that ever came from Infowars.

 

[Wirey]

I saw this. Their first advertiser is a gun safety group.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Best news I've heard in awhile.

 

[fantome profane]

“No price would be too high for such a cornucopia of malleable assets and minds,” said the post. “And yet, in a stroke of good fortune, a formidable special interest group has outwitted the hapless owner of InfoWars (a forgettable man with an already-forgotten name) and forced him to sell it at a steep bargain: less than one trillion dollars.”






Reminds me, I went out for breakfast yesterday. The check came in at less than one trillion dollars (including a generous tip). Good deal.

 

[crossfire]

Hahahaha! Perfect.

From the AP article:

Ben Collins, CEO of The Onion’s parent company, Global Tetrahedron, told The Associated Press in a video interview that it plans to relaunch the Infowars website in January with satire aimed at conspiracy theorists and right-wing personalities, as well as educational information about gun violence prevention from Everytown for Gun Safety. Collins joked that The Onion’s bid was $1 trillion but would not disclose the actual amount.​

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I was thinking, the Montana Merkel should be their new mascot!

 

[The Hammer]

I double and triple checked, this really happened.

Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing

The satirical news publication The Onion has bought Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction with the backing of families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

apnews.com

I expect more accurate truthful news from The Onion than any of the garbage that ever came from Infowars.

Aah! I was just gonna post about this wonderful turn of events. Hilarious

 

[Revoltingest]

But will Trump prevent the purchase
because it constitutes a monopoly
on fake news, now that OAN is gone?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

But will Trump prevent the purchase
because it constitutes a monopoly
on fake news, now that OAN is gone?

What do you mean by OAN is gone?

 

[Revoltingest]

What do you mean by OAN is gone?

It's presence on cable TV evaporated a year or so ago.
(Don't ruin the joke.)

 

[The Hammer]

It's presence on cable TV evaporated a year or so ago.
(Don't ruin the joke.)

That was short lived.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

It's presence on cable TV evaporated a year or so ago.
(Don't ruin the joke.)

Not trying to. It's still actually around so I wasn't sure what you meant.

 

[Wirey]

The best part of this is knowing that somewhere, Alex Jones is aware he's a failure. That fat bloviating windbag deserves all the pain life can throw at him.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

The best part of this is knowing that somewhere, Alex Jones is aware he's a failure.

Wait, didn't Trump picked him to run the U.S. Department of Education?

 

[Revoltingest]

Wait, didn't Trump picked him to run the U.S. Department of Education?

That department is slated to get the ax.

 

[tytlyf]

Back in the day, InfoWars was some of the most radical media around.
Now that type of media is mainstream for conservatives.
It's a good example to show how far off the rails conservatives have become. America is suffering for it.

 

[fantome profane]

The best part of this is knowing that somewhere, Alex Jones is aware he's a failure. That fat bloviating windbag deserves all the pain life can throw at him.

The best part is they didn't just get a studio and a bunch or equipment as fake supplement pills. They got the brand "InfoWars". And they can use that name to put out hilarious parody stories making fun of Trump, and Jones, and all the rest of the crew.

I am looking forward to that.