InfoWars purchased by The Onion. Will you consider visiting the website after it has been rebuilt?

[ThatGuyAaron]

InfoWars, a far-right conspiracy theory "news" website created by Alex Jones, has recently been purchased by The Onion. If you have not visited the website before due to its role in spreading far-right fake news, will you consider visiting it after the rebuild?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/onion-wins-alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy-auction-rcna179936

Yes

No

[Anonymous]

A very sad reminder of the fall of our republic that a man's mere speech, speech few if anyone could be use by the Government to make him liable for such an absurd amount of money.

The lawyers and judges acting on behalf of the "Sandy Hook" families as well as the families themselfs deserve our condemnation for distressing our republic.

If a man like Alex Jones in a different and supposedly free state can be deemed liable for soo much for what he says nobody is free to say anything anywhere.

[FunkyMonkee]

Funny how when it's coming from the right it's ALWAYS a conspiracy THEORY even though most of the time it's FACTS and they have the proof to back it up and are nearly ALWAYS correct!! But, when it's the left, it's ALWAYS touted as fact, but there's NEVER ANY PROOF to back it up and, most often, is proven to be a lie!!
Give us the receipts, motherfucker!!

[mandyfire98]

Oh man I bet this is gonna be hilarious. They're gonna make so much fun of infowars and so many people are gonna look like morons.

[Anonymous]

All they have to do is start a new site called it infobattles

[NaultD]

Modern full tinfoil hat Steven colbert satire. I can see it working, and it's not like johns is getting the payday for it. It's going to the victims' families

My only concern is people are too stupid for satire on the internet. If they just add live studio laughing it might help. Also the far right is so disingenuous about how evil they are that fake satire is the main defense. So the message is just as clear as if Alex Johns was still in the drivers seat.

[lightbulb27]

feel like we are living in a star wars movie.

"the age of internet knowledge is over, bring in the are of misinformation..."

how will anyone know what the truth is in 10 years?

we are in big trouble...

No...

[seeyounexttuesday]

We live in dangerous times when everything you own can be taken from you because you hurt someone's feelings. Thank God Tump is in office, hopefully he will prevent this lawfare.

[ThatGuyAaron]

He was sued for damages related to defamation and was deemed liable for the damages after having a fair trial. That is not the same thing as "lawfare".

[seeyounexttuesday]

yeah, he hurt people's feelings. and was taken for every thing he owned. Cruel and Unusual punishment.

[ThatGuyAaron]

No, he caused victims to be harassed and threatened by lunatics. You can't just claim cruel and unusual punishment because you don't agree with something, snowflake.

[seeyounexttuesday]

No, he didn't. He doesn't control other people. They did that on their own accord.

[ThatGuyAaron]

That's not how it works.

[seeyounexttuesday]

That's why it's a sham.

[ThatGuyAaron]

I'm sure everything you don't agree with is a sham.

[seeyounexttuesday]

Just the lawfare of the democrats.

[saraupstairs]

Everything he owned? 1.5 billion was the dumbest amount in history. He had every right to his opinion. Freedom of speech is gone.

[ThatGuyAaron]

@saraupstairs Defamation is not protected under the First Amendment.

[saraupstairs]

Who did he defame?

[ThatGuyAaron]

@saraupstairs The Sandy Hook shooting victims and their family members. You can read about it here 🙂

apnews.com/.../shootings-school-connecticut-conspiracy-alex-jones-3f579380515fdd6eb59f5bf0e3e1c08f

[seeyounexttuesday]

So a billion dollars for hurting their feelings. Exactly.

[Abbycado]

Yep. The people at The Onion are funny af.

[NamerOfStars]

No, and no. I'm not interested in far-LEFT misinformation, either.

[ThatGuyAaron]

The Onion is a satirical website.

[NamerOfStars]

Twenty years ago? Yes. Not now. Not for quite a long time.

[saraupstairs]

Yes, why not?

[DrPepper12]

Onion is great BEFORE this coup d'grace!

[MK1997]

Nope