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Forbes
Forbes
14 Nov 2024


The parent company of the satirical publication The Onion announced Thursday it has purchased Alex Jones’ Infowars franchise, which was auctioned off this week to help pay the nearly $1.5 billion Jones owes the families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre for falsely claiming the school shooting was staged.

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The satirical publication said a nonprofit advocating against gun violence will relaunch a version ... [+] of the site.

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A group of Sandy Hook families confirmed the sale—reportedly backed by an advertising deal with advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety—in statements to multiple news outlets.

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