The Onion to Take over InfoWars

https://archive.is/yoLYM

When this all started, the Onion released a priceless 'press statement':

"Through it all, InfoWars has shown an unswerving commitment to manufacturing anger and radicalizing the most vulnerable members of society—values that resonate deeply with all of us at Global Tetrahedron.

No price would be too high for such a cornucopia of malleable assets and minds. And yet, in a stroke of good fortune, a formidable special interest group has outwitted the hapless owner of InfoWars (a forgettable man with an already-forgotten name) and forced him to sell it at a steep bargain: less than one trillion dollars..."

Full statement here https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/

Discussion (627 points, 2 days ago, 320 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47837611

Maybe I’m out of touch, but doesn’t a $1.4b dollar settlement for this seem rather… large?

Turning into an odd form of a take over. Basically renting it for 3 months to let Tim Heidecker do a few shows??

No way, i can't believe it actually happened! I would have though alex would though alex and his goons would have managed to stop it

I hope Dan and Jordan can get the desk like they've always wanted.

Editorialized title. It has a plan to take over that will need approval. Lots of non-paywalled coverage that would be better links, eg:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/20/the-onion-al...

See previous discussion linked in sibling as well.

A million dollars a year for... what? A gag that fans of infowars won't watch, and there aren't enough anti-fans to appreciate? It feels personal at this point.

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