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On 11/14/2024 9:27 PM, JAB wrote:
> The Onion has won the bid for Infowars' assets
> 
> Satirical news site The Onion won the auction to acquire conspiracy
> theorist Alex Jones' Infowars, which was sold off as part of a
> defamation settlement after he falsely called the Sandy Hook
> Elementary School massacre a hoax.

The Onion?  That's great, they don't even have to change the content. 
At least advertising it as satire would be the ethical thing to do.