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The Onion buys rightwing conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’ (www.theguardian.com)
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Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’ By Bryce P. Tetraeder, Global Tetrahedron CEO ☞ https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/

And let me say, I really do see it as a family. Much like family members, our brands are abstract nodes of wealth, interchangeable assets for their patriarch to absorb and discard according to the opaque whims of the market. And just like family members, our brands regard one another with mutual suspicion and malice.

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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 41 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

For me, the cherry on top is how the "InfoWars" name is still completely apt, for completely different reasons.

[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I gotta find out what the Knowledge Fight folks have to say about this.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I am waiting for the next episode to drop. Biggest episode ever.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 18 points 7 hours ago

Reformatting InfoWars as a serious, unironic branch of the Onion that deals with misinformation would just be great.

[–] humble_pete_digger@lemm.ee 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Where is Alex Jones on now?

[–] Aksamit@slrpnk.net 11 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Hasn't Trump appointed him head of media relations, or something equally as stupid?

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

If Alex Jones becomes press secretary, I'll be convinced that this is all a simulation.

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 hours ago

I would love that. The only person on earth less coherent than Trump. Imagine the memes we would get out of that.