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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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[-] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 3 weeks ago

Wait, what? Which parts of this are satire now? I read the Onion piece that Global Tetrahedron was purchasing InfoWars, but this is a Guardian story saying The Onion is purchasing it? I'm a bit confused.

[-] unyons@feddit.org 15 points 3 weeks ago

It's not satire, they are purchasing it for real.

[-] JWBananas@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/25/the-onion-sold-global-tetrahedron

[-] computergeek125@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

It's on APNews too - it's real

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