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The Onion buys rightwing conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’ (www.theguardian.com)
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Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’ By Bryce P. Tetraeder, Global Tetrahedron CEO ☞ https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/

And let me say, I really do see it as a family. Much like family members, our brands are abstract nodes of wealth, interchangeable assets for their patriarch to absorb and discard according to the opaque whims of the market. And just like family members, our brands regard one another with mutual suspicion and malice.

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[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 50 points 2 months ago

For me, the cherry on top is how the "InfoWars" name is still completely apt, for completely different reasons.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

Reformatting InfoWars as a serious, unironic branch of the Onion that deals with misinformation would just be great.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

That would be hilarious. I’d love for it to wind up just doing serious journalism

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Every so often, I see a car with an InfoWars bumper sticker.

I wonder what those people will do?

[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

No idea. Maybe they'll keep it like the Gadsden Flag holdout libertarians? "We were here first" and all that.

Honestly, I was thinking about the people out there with tattoos. There has to be at least one.

[-] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago

I gotta find out what the Knowledge Fight folks have to say about this.

[-] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I am waiting for the next episode to drop. Biggest episode ever.

[-] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Is Dan the loud one? I've never learned their names, but I'm waiting for him to scream something about them horning in on their territory.

[-] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Dan is the guy that knows stuff. Jordan is the loud sidekick comic relief.

[-] humble_pete_digger@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Where is Alex Jones on now?

[-] Aksamit@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 months ago

Hasn't Trump appointed him head of media relations, or something equally as stupid?

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 months ago

If Alex Jones becomes press secretary, I'll be convinced that this is all a simulation.

[-] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

I would love that. The only person on earth less coherent than Trump. Imagine the memes we would get out of that.

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