The Onion’s Latest Joke: Taking Over Infowars
7 July - 22 mins explicitLast Thursday, the satirical newspaper The Onion started its own version of Infowars, the infamous online hub of misinformation created by Alex Jones.
The takeover has been years in the making. After Mr. Jones lost two defamation cases, his assets were put up for auction. The Onion took over Infowars and said it planned to convert the site into a parody of itself.
Ben Collins, who is the chief executive of The Onion, and the comedian Tim Heidecker talk about what they plan to do with the newly acquired platform and why they pushed so hard to take control of it.
Guest:
Ben Collins, chief executive of The Onion
Tim Heidecker, actor and comedian
Background reading:
The Onion’s plan...
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