The Onion acquires Alex Jones’ Infowars with support from Sandy Hook families
The Onion has won the bankruptcy auction for Alex Jones’ Infowars, backed by families of Sandy Hook victims, with plans to relaunch it as a satirical site aimed at conspiracy theories.
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