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The Onion buys rightwing conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’ (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 16 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’ By Bryce P. Tetraeder, Global Tetrahedron CEO ☞ https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/

And let me say, I really do see it as a family. Much like family members, our brands are abstract nodes of wealth, interchangeable assets for their patriarch to absorb and discard according to the opaque whims of the market. And just like family members, our brands regard one another with mutual suspicion and malice.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago

I hope they keep Alex Jones's communism financing operation going.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 hours ago

Will anyone visiting know the difference?

[–] [email protected] 42 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Counterpoint, it was already stupid.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 9 hours ago

Yes, but this time it will be on purpose.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 hours ago

Is it The Onion? Or Not the Onion?

Yes

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Wait, what? Which parts of this are satire now? I read the Onion piece that Global Tetrahedron was purchasing InfoWars, but this is a Guardian story saying The Onion is purchasing it? I'm a bit confused.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

It's on APNews too - it's real

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 hours ago

It's not satire, they are purchasing it for real.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 10 hours ago

Fucking awesome. Onion has been hitting it hard lately, and this is just the cherry on top. I am hopeful this makes some chuds question their minds.

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