The Onion’s Infowars Acquisition Is “Karmic Justice” at Its Finest
In news that sounded as if it had actually come directly from the satirical publication itself, The Onion obtained conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's Infowars out of personal bankruptcy on Thursday with aid from the households of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting victims and the not-for-profit Everytown for Gun Safety.While Ben Collins, The Onion CEO and previous disinformation press reporter, informs Vanity Fair that the takeover is "possibly the funniest joke of perpetuity," the relocation has actually likewise gathered a sense of "poetic justice" for John Feinblatt, the president of Everytown. Jones was required to offer Infowars and all of its home in a court-ordered auction after utilizing his platform to spread out widespread false information about the 2012 shooting, cons...