The American satirical news site. the onion He becomes the owner of the conspiracy site InfoWars, founded by Alex Jones, an emblematic figure of the extreme right in the United States. Global Tetrahedron LLC, the owner entity the onionwon the auction during a sale organized after the bankruptcy of the famous disinformation site, according to court documents cited by the Bloomberg agency, on Thursday, November 14.
This acquisition, the amount of which has not been disclosed, was made with the financial support of certain families affected by the massacre that occurred at the Sandy Hook preschool in Newton (Connecticut), in 2012, which left 26 dead, including 20 children. In fact, the US courts sentenced Alex Jones to pay nearly 1.5 billion dollars (1.4 billion euros) to these families for having claimed that the attack had been staged. His smear campaign sparked a wave of online harassment, rape and death threats, as well as physical attacks against victims’ families.
The site will relaunch with a new format in January 2025.
“The death of InfoWars is the justice we have waited for and fought for for a long time”welcomed Robbie Parker, whose daughter Emilie was murdered at Sandy Hook, in a statement sent Thursday by his lawyers to the American press. “ the onion is proud to acquire InfoWars and we look forward to continuing the site’s tradition of scaring its users with lies until they fork over their money.”commented Ben Collins, CEO of the onionin a press release, with all the irony that characterizes its publication. Before adding: “Or your bitcoins. We also accept bitcoins. »
Specifically, the onion becomes the owner of the conspiracy website, more than 400 other domain names, its social media accounts, its filming studio in Austin (Texas), its trademarks and even its video files. Questioned by him New York TimesBen Collins explains that he intends to relaunch the InfoWars site in January 2025 by transforming it into a parody of himself, poking fun at “Strange Internet Personalities” like Alex Jones, who trades in misinformation and dietary supplements.
The InfoWars site was no longer accessible Thursday. In a message published on the social network
