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The Onion just bought Infowars
It plans to relaunch it with ‘humor for good.’
By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. The satirical news outlet The Onion has acquired Infowars, the conspiracy theory-riddled site run by Alex Jones, in a bankruptcy auction. “I just got word 15 minutes ago that my lawyers and folks met with the US Trustee over our bankruptcy this morning, and they said they’re shutting us down even without a court order,” Jones said in a video posted to X.
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