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MrJameGumb@lemmy.world to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 6 months ago

The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction

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The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction

www.nbcnews.com

MrJameGumb@lemmy.world to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 6 months ago
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The satirical newspaper plans to shutter Jones’ InfoWars and rebuild the website featuring well-known internet humor writers and content creators, according to a person with knowledge of the sale.
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    Why would a reputable news source like The Onion want to tarnish its good reputation by buying a website famous for being full of lies that people believe?

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      It funni

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        Although I couldn’t picture it at the time that is exactly the kind of response I wanted to illicit. Thanks. Hope you enjoyed.

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          Well played! It took me a bit to both find this gif and learn how to post animated gifs to Lemmy. 🤣

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