Tim Heidecker and The Onion Are Taking Over InfoWars, Even if They Legally Can’t: It’s ‘Been a Long, Hard Struggle’
The Onion and Tim Heidecker are launching a comedic parody takeover of Alex Jones' Infowars site.
📍 The outcome
The Onion relaunched InfoWars as a parody site and comedic revenge story. This effort included a $100,000 contribution to Sandy Hook families.
Tim Heidecker and The Onion sought to take over the website despite legal challenges.
Epilogue added 41d ago, after coverage quieted.
Quick answers
Who is involved in the takeover?
The Onion and Tim Heidecker are the primary entities driving the project.
What financial action accompanied the launch?
According to AP News, the parody starts with $100,000 given to Sandy Hook families.
Is this a legal acquisition of the site?
Variety reports the takeover is happening "even if they legally can't."
The brief
The Onion is relaunching the InfoWars conspiracy website as a parody project. This initiative, which Variety describes as a "long, hard struggle," is framed as a comedic revenge story involving Tim Heidecker.
Coverage from The Washington Post, AP News, and WBEZ Chicago emphasizes that the project is a parody, noting that the venture begins with $100,000 directed to Sandy Hook families. Future developments center on the execution of this parody takeover, though Variety notes the move occurs even if the parties legally cannot actually take over the entity.
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Who reported it (5)
- Newtown Shooting Infowars The Herald Journal · 47d ago
- Inside the Onion’s quest to turn Infowars into a comedic revenge story The Washington Post · 47d ago
- The Onion relaunches InfoWars, Alex Jones’ right-wing conspiracy website, this week WBEZ Chicago · 47d ago
- The Onion’s new parody of Alex Jones’ Infowars starts with $100,000 to Sandy Hook families AP News · 47d ago
- Tim Heidecker and The Onion Are Taking Over InfoWars, Even if They Legally Can’t: It’s ‘Been a Long, Hard Struggle’ Variety · 47d ago broke it first
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