Infowars has been purchased out of debt by the humorous site The Onion. Following a$ 1.4 billion defamation judgment in a case involving Infowars and the loved ones of Sandy Hook Elementary School’s victims, a forced auction of Jones ‘ assets took place following the former owner’s property.
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The Onion claims that victims ‘ families supported the sale.  ,
” We thought this would be a brilliant joke”, said Ben Collins, the chief executive of The Onion’s family firm, Global Tetrahedron, in an interview with the New York Times. This is going to be our response to the gatekeeper-free, gateless world that we live in.
The families and the team at The Onion have done a public service by divesting Jones of Infowars ‘ assets, according to Chris Mattei, a lawyer for the victims ‘ families.” By doing this, we will significantly hinder Jones ‘ ability to do more harm,” he said.
Robbie Parker, whose child Emilie was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, said in a statement on Thursday that” the breakdown of Alex Jones’s property and the death of Infowars is the righteousness we have long fought for.”
The publication plans to restore Infowars in January as a parody of itself, mocking “weird online personalities” like Mr. Jones who traffic in propaganda and health products, Ben Collins, the chief executive of The Onion’s family firm, Global Tetrahedron, said in an exam.
After Mr. Jones made the false claim that the shooting was a fabricated excuse for the confiscation of Americans ‘ weapon, his family members filed a lawsuit in Connecticut Superior Court in 2018. In 2018, Mr. Jones filed the lawsuit.
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The Onion also zings the left with the best of its kind, despite the criticism of many on the straight.
Veiled Hillary Clinton Beckons Harris To Following Her Into Woodshttps: //t. co/EzphJLXIT6 photograph. twitter.com/RTNOVRMa5O— The Onion (@TheOnion ) November 10, 2024
The Onion is pleased to have acquired Infowars, and we look forward to keeping its long-standing history of deceiving visitors with sits until they deposit their cold, hard cash, Collins said. ” Or Bitcoin. We may also take Bitcoin”.
Mr. Collins declined to give financial details for The Onion, which is privately held, but he said that the agency’s opened print book had garnered” an industry” full of subscribers, helping fund the agency’s bid for Infowars. World Tetrahedron is backed by Jeff Lawson, a co-founder of the software firm Twilio.
The Onion’s bid, according to Mr. Collins, would end Mr. Jones’s control over the site, which has long been a source of misinformation, because the victims ‘ families were in favor of it. He added that they were also in favor of using laughter to raise awareness of gun crime in America.
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