The Onion, the satirical news company which used to mock conspiracy theorist Alex Jones through its content, has acquired the latter's media empire, including the far-right website InfoWars. InfoWars, the conspiracy website, used to serve as Jones' main platform. The proceeds from the sale of the company will be used to pay Jones' creditors, including the families of the victims …
LOADING ERROR LOADING Alex Jones’ Infowars conspiracy theory media empire was bought by satirical news organization The Onion, the company reported Thursday. Ben Collins, chief executive at The Onion’s parent company, Global Tetrahedron, said on social media that Infowars was bought with the blessing of the Sandy Hook families affected by Jones’ misinformation campaign. Chris Mattei, attorney for the Connecticut …
