The Onion launches Infowars parody, opens with $100K to Sandy Hook families
TL;DR
The Onion is rolling out a new Infowars parody on its own site, kickstarting the effort with $100,000 from merchandise sales to Sandy Hook families and plans for additional shows and content spoofing Alex Jones’ platform while pursuing control of Infowars’ assets through the courts.
- The Onion’s new parody of Alex Jones’ Infowars starts with $100,000 to Sandy Hook families NBC News
- The Onion relaunches InfoWars, Alex Jones’ right-wing conspiracy website, this week WBEZ Chicago
- Inside the Onion’s quest to turn Infowars into a comedic revenge story The Washington Post
- Tim Heidecker and The Onion Are Taking Over InfoWars, Even if They Legally Can’t: It’s ‘Been a Long, Hard Struggle’ Variety
- The new InfoWars website will make you forget all about Alex Jones—eventually Fast Company
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