The Onion Buys Infowars, Turns Misinfo into Comedy

0:00On April 21st, the onion just cut a deal with Sandy Hook victims' families to take over Alex Jones' info wars and flip it into a full-on parody site. After Jones got hit with a nearly $1 billion dollar judgment for pushing lies that the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting was fake, he filed for. Bankruptcy back in 2022, putting the whole operation up for auction. The onion snagged the winning bid on info wars assets, like the website, customer lists, and gear, but appeals and court drama, drag things out for, over a year and a half. Now they've locked in terms with the bankruptcy manager to license the domain and intellectual property. Families that the victims push hard for this, seeing it as payback against the harassment Jones profited from for years, onion CEO called it Perseverance Through Threats, delivering justice and even some cash to those parents after eight long years of fighting. With the agreement, onion's parent company pays $81,000 a month for six months with an option to extend another six, pending, judge approval.

1:03They'll roll out a new comedy network soon, led by Tim Heidecker and Mia Difusquale. This twist turns the machine of misinformation into a hub for laughs and good vibes, proving satire can reclaim the mic from the chaos. Stay tuned with music news today. AI Powered Updates, I'm Corey with The Story.