LaffyNov 14, 2024

I had to read this 3x to realize it wasn’t satire. #WompWomp

The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction

The satirical newspaper plans to shutter Jones’ InfoWars and rebuild the website featuring well-known internet humor writers and content creators, according to a person with knowledge of the sale.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/onion-wins-alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy-auction-rcna179936

The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction

The Onion, the satirical news company that repeatedly spoofed conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, has won the bankruptcy auction for control over his media empire — most notably Infowars, the far-right, conspiracy-minded website that served as Jones’ primary online platform.

NBC News
Show threadStephaneHuartNov 14, 2024
@GottaLaff The interesting question is: will Infowars current readers really notice that the website is now a branch of the Onion? 🤔
It's not like anything new that the onion can come up with and published on that website could be more outrageously untrue that what was there before :D
Show threadLaffyNov 14, 2024
@StephaneHuart Such a good response
Show threadEdNov 14, 2024

@GottaLaff @StephaneHuart

Intern: "I know! What if we did a story about fluoride in the water making frogs gay? Ha hahaha! Crazy, right?"

Rest of staff: *sigh*

Show threadKrupo

@EdCates @GottaLaff @StephaneHuart running my college paper I had a writer who aspired to go to journalism school.

Their serious articles sounded like satire, and their attempts to write for our satire section sounded like incredibly boring serious articles.

I never followed up to see how their career unfolded but your gag just reminded me of that experience.

Nov 14, 2024 at 3:02pmWeb