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The Onion Is Buying Infowars. No Joke.

The Onion Is Buying Infowars. No Joke.

Update: 2024-11-153
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The Onion, the satirical news outlet, wants to buy Infowars, the platform conspiracy theorist Alex Jones used to defame families of the Sandy Hook massacre. Onion CEO Ben Collins shares why and John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety, explains what it means to Sandy Hook families and the fight against disinformation.




Further Reading:


-The Onion Is Buying Alex Jones’s Infowars Site 


-Alex Jones Files for Bankruptcy Following Sandy Hook Trial Losses 




Further Listening:


-How Much Will Alex Jones Pay for his Sandy Hook Lie? 


-What One School District Is Doing About Rising Gun Violence 


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The Onion Is Buying Infowars. No Joke.

The Onion Is Buying Infowars. No Joke.

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