Finally some good news:
The fate of #FarRight website #Infowars will be controlled by #theOnion after the satirical news site emerged as the winning bidder of Wednesday’s private auction of the #media company founded by #conspiracy theorist #AlexJones.
#justice #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/11/14/infowars-auction-alex-jones-sandy-hook-the-onion/
Here is corroboration from the AP (no paywall) in case anyone was wondering if this was Onion satire. https://apnews.com/article/onion-buys-infowars-alex-jones-6496f198d141c991087dcd937b3588e9
A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas has ordered a hearing into how the satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars, after Jones and his lawyers raised questions about how a bankruptcy auction was conducted. Lawyers for Jones and a company affiliated with Infowars that submitted a $3.5 million offer said Thursday that they expected a round of bidding to be held where prospective buyers could outbid each other. They alleged that the trustee overseeing the auction changed the process only days before and instead opened only sealed bids that were submitted. Judge Christopher Lopez ordered a hearing for next week.
a long time ago, you could tell the difference between satire and conspiracy theory
satire was zany and conspiracy theory was quaint and harmless: "UFOs? ok, mmm"
then you couldn't tell the difference, they were equally absurd. "they're making the frogs gay!" "da fuq?"
then you could, conspiracy theory was vicious disinfo agendas (sandy hook lies)
then you couldn't, conspiracy theory *literally purchased by satire*
this is one weird story arc
worthy of... the onion
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