The Onion to Take over InfoWars

221 points39 comments2 days ago
qnleigh

When this all started, the Onion released a priceless 'press statement':

"Through it all, InfoWars has shown an unswerving commitment to manufacturing anger and radicalizing the most vulnerable members of society—values that resonate deeply with all of us at Global Tetrahedron.

No price would be too high for such a cornucopia of malleable assets and minds. And yet, in a stroke of good fortune, a formidable special interest group has outwitted the hapless owner of InfoWars (a forgettable man with an already-forgotten name) and forced him to sell it at a steep bargain: less than one trillion dollars..."

Full statement here https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/

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gnabgib

Discussion (627 points, 2 days ago, 320 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47837611

mikeodds

Maybe I’m out of touch, but doesn’t a $1.4b dollar settlement for this seem rather… large?

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gafferongames

brb. Turning my gold into piss

treebeard901

Turning into an odd form of a take over. Basically renting it for 3 months to let Tim Heidecker do a few shows??

mellosouls

Editorialized title. It has a plan to take over that will need approval. Lots of non-paywalled coverage that would be better links, eg:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/20/the-onion-al...

See previous discussion linked in sibling as well.

razorbeamz

I hope Dan and Jordan can get the desk like they've always wanted.

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qwertytyyuu

No way, i can't believe it actually happened! I would have though alex would though alex and his goons would have managed to stop it

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phendrenad2

A million dollars a year for... what? A gag that fans of infowars won't watch, and there aren't enough anti-fans to appreciate? It feels personal at this point.

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dirasieb

i don’t understand how this is not a 1st amendment violation

can someone explain the difference between what alex jones said about sandy hook and what other people say about 9/11 being an inside job, hologram planes, fake this fake that etc

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