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# The Onion acquires Infowars
- URL: https://werd.io/the-onion-acquires-infowars/
- Published: 2024-11-14T14:13:18.000Z
- Updated: 2024-11-14T14:13:18.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: Media, Notable links, #Import 2025-06-11 21:47

\[[Oliver Darcy at Status](https://www.status.news/p/the-onion-acquires-infowars)\]

I literally had to check to see if this was real:

> "The Onion has successfully acquired Infowars.  
>  
> The satirical news outlet purchased Alex Jones' right-wing conspiracy empire at a court-ordered auction, the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting announced Thursday."

I cannot think of a more fitting end for such a toxic, falsehood-filled media outlet. *Of course* The Onion should own it. Where better than the original home of fake news?

Clearly the Sandy Hook families felt the same way: they actually decided to forgo part of the money owed to them in order to make this happen.

> "While Jones will no longer own Infowars, he has indicated that he will continue to broadcast after losing control of the media company."

May he lose that one too.

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\[[Link](https://www.status.news/p/the-onion-acquires-infowars)\]