!! OMG, The Onion buys InfoWars !!
Following the lawsuits by Sandy Hook families against Alex Jones and Infowars, and the resulting $1.487 billion in judgments against him, his assets were put up for auction in bankruptcy. Both supporters and opponents of Jones bid on it, with his supporters planning to keep him doing the same thing, but The Onion won, with support from some of the Sandy Hook families.
The Onion now owns Infowars’ studio, archives, trademarks, website, and social media; Jones plans to challenge the sale. LOL
The Onion says Infowars’ launch advertiser will be Everytown for Gun Safety, and gun safety will remain part of the site’s messaging. Good on them! Find Onion CEO Bryce P. Tetraeder‘s full statement on the purchase of the fallen