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