Alex Jones owes $1.5 billion after defaming the families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, claiming it was a hoax staged by crisis actors.

In short:

The satirical news website The Onion, which claims to have 4.3 trillion daily readers, will partner with a gun violence prevention organisation to relaunch the conspiracy website, Infowars.

Infowars’ founder Alex Jones claimed the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax conducted by crisis actors.

What’s next?

Jones has vowed to file legal challenges to stop The Onion taking his site.

  • darthsid@lemmy.world
    28·
    1 day ago

    I’m sure the editors at the onion are up for the challenge. I imagine a scenario where they turn infowars to a legit news outlet. It would be hilarious 😆

    • PuppyAttack@lemmus.orgEnglish
      20·
      23 hours ago

      The Onion presenting absurd stories seriously while Infowars does legit news in the style of a conspiracy nut sounds amazing.