The Onion’s new parody of Alex Jones’ Infowars starts with $100k to Sandy Hook families
NBC News • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The Onion is launching a parody of Alex Jones' Infowars on its website, using the platform's style to mock Jones' conspiracy theories and plans to donate some revenue to Sandy Hook shooting victims' families.
- Despite court orders for Jones to pay over $1 billion for defamation related to false claims about the Sandy Hook shooting, the families have yet to receive any money, prompting The Onion’s initiative to support them.
- The parody will feature satirical content and merchandise blending Infowars branding with The Onion’s logo, starting with a $100,000 donation from merchandise sales to the victims' families.
- Alex Jones' Infowars, once a major conspiracy site with millions of visitors and substantial revenue, has been broken apart by defamation judgments, leaving Jones with limited resources and ongoing bankruptcy issues.
- The Onion aims to gain control of Infowars' assets, including its Austin studio, while families affected by Sandy Hook express cautious optimism and support for the satirical project as a form of social justice.
