After shutting down Infowars and chasing Alex Jones out of the building, the Onion hopes to reopen the site in January as a parody of what he and others have peddled for years.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-11-15 13:52:07">November 15, 2024 at 1:52 PM EST</time>

After shutting down Infowars and chasing Alex Jones out of the building, the Onion hopes to reopen the site in January as a parody of what he and others have peddled for years.{ai:summary}<p>The Onion plans to reopen Infowars in January as a parody of the controversial content previously associated with Alex Jones. This move follows the shutdown of the original site and Jones's departure. </p><p>#culture</p>

Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

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