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The Onion to relaunch InfoWars as a satirical site

journalismApr 22, 20261838

The Onion won Infowars' assets at auction and plans to relaunch the website as a dedicated satirical platform. Ben Collins, CEO of The Onion, said, "We’re taking something that caused real harm and turning it into something much funnier, and ideally, more useful," describing the takeover as a parody-driven response. Alex Jones denounced the move as "stealing my identity" and criticized The Onion's plans publicly. The Onion says it will publish satirical content on the Infowars domain to reach the outlet's existing audience and undercut its previous misinformation ecosystem.

Key Highlights

The Onion bought Infowars at auction and will relaunch it as satire.
Ben Collins said they will turn "something that caused real harm" into humor.
Alex Jones called The Onion's takeover "stealing my identity".
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