When this all started, the Onion released a priceless 'press statement':
"Through it all, InfoWars has shown an unswerving commitment to manufacturing anger and radicalizing the most vulnerable members of society—values that resonate deeply with all of us at Global Tetrahedron.
No price would be too high for such a cornucopia of malleable assets and minds. And yet, in a stroke of good fortune, a formidable special interest group has outwitted the hapless owner of InfoWars (a forgettable man with an already-forgotten name) and forced him to sell it at a steep bargain: less than one trillion dollars..."
The idea was never to apply a reasonable punishment, it's just an excuse to destroy and silence a voice that, for better or worse, is uncontrollable by the establishment. Out of every 10 things you read on a place like Infowars, 5 will be crazy cucko insane shit, 4 will be common sense american conservative talking points, but one will be some hard truth that no side of the power scale wants to be said out loud. Infowars delenda est.
rob74 1 minutes ago [-]
> 5 will be crazy cucko insane shit, 4 will be common sense american conservative talking points
If you ask me, it's getting harder and harder to draw a line between those two categories...
OtherShrezzing 31 minutes ago [-]
I’m just not sure you can make the claim that this is an issue between the outlet and the establishment. It’s had hosts like Roger Stone doing 5 episodes a week. He’s the former campaign advisor for the sitting president of the United States, and advisor to Dole, Bush (both), and Reagan.
It doesn’t get more establishment than that. So the “down and out anti-establishment underdog” narrative doesn’t apply in my opinion.
pjc50 7 minutes ago [-]
If people want to get their "hard truths" out, they shouldn't contaminate them with 9/10 parts of lies, and they certainly shouldn't run a harassment campaign against the parents of murdered children.
> Infowars delenda est.
Yes.
BadBadJellyBean 36 minutes ago [-]
He hurt innocent people with his voice without regrets. He wanted to die on that hill and if so he can be lucky that only his voice might die.
kikokikokiko 32 minutes ago [-]
Yes, and he should be punished for the Sandyhook fiasco. But 1.4 billion dollars? Is that reasonable punishment? Why not 1 trillion dollars? It's as clear as day that the intent is to silence his voice, and not because of Sandyhoook.
hagbard_c 27 minutes ago [-]
If "hurting innocent people with [their] voice without regret" is to become cause for such "settlements" there are many, many individuals about to be "settled down". Jerks like Hasan Piker, cooks like Candace Owens can all start their application for affordable housing soon.
qwertytyyuu 2 hours ago [-]
No way, i can't believe it actually happened! I would have though alex would though alex and his goons would have managed to stop it
kdheiwns 51 seconds ago [-]
Not sure if it even matters since Alex Jones is just going to keep doing what he's doing.
Judgements demanding he pay billions keep coming out and he just says he's not paying, and nobody has forced him to either. Even if infowars' brand changes hands, that's the extent of it.
treebeard901 4 hours ago [-]
Turning into an odd form of a take over. Basically renting it for 3 months to let Tim Heidecker do a few shows??
razorbeamz 2 days ago [-]
I hope Dan and Jordan can get the desk like they've always wanted.
treebeard901 4 hours ago [-]
I'm concerned they won't know what to do without Alex. Already going back over shows from 2006...
mellosouls 4 hours ago [-]
Editorialized title. It has a plan to take over that will need approval. Lots of non-paywalled coverage that would be better links, eg:
See previous discussion linked in sibling as well.
onetokeoverthe 4 hours ago [-]
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phendrenad2 3 hours ago [-]
A million dollars a year for... what? A gag that fans of infowars won't watch, and there aren't enough anti-fans to appreciate? It feels personal at this point.
ChrisRR 51 minutes ago [-]
> It feels personal at this point.
Of course it's personal. Alex Jones is an arsehole manufacturing outrage for profit. Being made fun of is the least of his problems
HerbManic 2 hours ago [-]
Tim heidecker summarised their thinking wonderfully.
"I just thought it would be just a beautiful joke if we could take this pretty toxic, negative, destructive force of Infowars and rebrand it as this beautiful place for our creativity”.
luke727 3 hours ago [-]
Not to mention Alex Jones is still up and running elsewhere spreading his nonsense and hawking his merch. So it's a cute gag, I guess, and gets the Sandy Hook families some money, but doesn't really change the status quo.
aqme28 1 hours ago [-]
I disagree. It's a lot better than if it were bought by simply a different far-right media outlet.
This keeps it out of that ecosystem, which I think is a really good thing.
jayd16 2 hours ago [-]
Think of it as a million dollar ad buy.
gundamdoubleO 1 hours ago [-]
It's funny
watwut 3 hours ago [-]
> It feels personal at this point.
It is openly and proudly personal. It is also political, also openly.
unconed 2 hours ago [-]
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pjc50 6 minutes ago [-]
As opposed to the Alex Jones show, a Two Minute Hate for rightwingers? These people love to dish it out but can't take it when someone else uses their tactics against them.
Arodex 2 hours ago [-]
So, amongst all the things that happened and happening right now, you think "someone is incredibly petty against Alex Jones" is worth spending your time complaining about. Alex Jones, the one who harassed mass shooting survivors.
jjj123 1 hours ago [-]
Seems appropriate for satirists to do a petty attack on a bad man. That’s kind of the whole thing, isn’t it?
I’d rather it be collective action that produces real change, but humor is cathartic so I’ll take it.
Angostura 44 minutes ago [-]
Pause for a moment. Do you have young kids? Imagine for a moment that they were slaughtered in a mass shooting and a bunch of people made money by launching a harassment campaign targeting you as a liar who probably never had kids, or alternatively used them as paid actors. Imagine this campaign went on for years.
And someone repurpose one of the instigator’s web sites as a humour outlet is the issue that leaves a bad taste in your mouth?
Pay08 2 hours ago [-]
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vor_ 3 hours ago [-]
Because it's funny that The Onion will be taking over InfoWars.
reedf1 2 hours ago [-]
> It feels personal at this point.
Fucking hell that's a funny line.
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"Through it all, InfoWars has shown an unswerving commitment to manufacturing anger and radicalizing the most vulnerable members of society—values that resonate deeply with all of us at Global Tetrahedron.
No price would be too high for such a cornucopia of malleable assets and minds. And yet, in a stroke of good fortune, a formidable special interest group has outwitted the hapless owner of InfoWars (a forgettable man with an already-forgotten name) and forced him to sell it at a steep bargain: less than one trillion dollars..."
Full statement here https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/
What exactly does that do? Which web browser?
I’m on mobile right now, so can’t test.
Alternatively, you can disable JavaScript on the website. That lets me view it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punitive_damages
If you ask me, it's getting harder and harder to draw a line between those two categories...
It doesn’t get more establishment than that. So the “down and out anti-establishment underdog” narrative doesn’t apply in my opinion.
> Infowars delenda est.
Yes.
Judgements demanding he pay billions keep coming out and he just says he's not paying, and nobody has forced him to either. Even if infowars' brand changes hands, that's the extent of it.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/20/the-onion-al...
See previous discussion linked in sibling as well.
Of course it's personal. Alex Jones is an arsehole manufacturing outrage for profit. Being made fun of is the least of his problems
"I just thought it would be just a beautiful joke if we could take this pretty toxic, negative, destructive force of Infowars and rebrand it as this beautiful place for our creativity”.
This keeps it out of that ecosystem, which I think is a really good thing.
It is openly and proudly personal. It is also political, also openly.
I’d rather it be collective action that produces real change, but humor is cathartic so I’ll take it.
And someone repurpose one of the instigator’s web sites as a humour outlet is the issue that leaves a bad taste in your mouth?
Fucking hell that's a funny line.