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The Onion buys rightwing conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’ (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago

LoL, AJ lost the Info War. 🤣👍

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Great idea. Who didn't like the Colbert Report? Could turn out like a right-wing populist Repor!

But he's got a serious side. You know what those globalists are doing...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can't wait for Dan and Jordan to cover this

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Its also exactly the kind of thing you'd expect to read about in the onion.

This is beyond mear irony.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Best news I've seen in weeks

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Do they have rights to use Jones' likeness, in the sense of reposting old clips and the like?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Wait, what? Which parts of this are satire now? I read the Onion piece that Global Tetrahedron was purchasing InfoWars, but this is a Guardian story saying The Onion is purchasing it? I'm a bit confused.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

It's not satire, they are purchasing it for real.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

This should be good...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

The Onion buys rightwing conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’

They're halfway there already.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

I mean, it’s already half way there, all they got to do is make it funny

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Does this mean they're Alex Jones's boss now?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Makes sense. They keep him contained somewhere to ramble, while appropriately inducted and vetted comedians interpret, neutralize and transmit his bullshit and make it funny.

An oracle of comedy situation.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

That pushed me over the edge to subscribe to the print edition

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Next week's headlines "Alex Jones appointed as Secretary of State" or some other wackass shit.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Press secretary would be perfect.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Oh my god what a power move. More power to them, seriously. Best outcome we could have gotten

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I thought that was a joke. But regular news sites are running the story. So maybe it's real?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It's real. Their new owner is very rich and doesn't give a fuck

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I saw a TikTok of Alex crying about it. It is real.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

That's really amazing. Their joke article was hilarious even as a joke. But the fact that they really bought it is beautiful.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

It took me a while to realize this is actually true. Reality is amazing.

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