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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National

The Onion just found the perfect way to troll Alex Jones

  • The Onion is launching a parody of Alex Jones' Infowars while its legal fight to acquire the conspiracy platform continues.
  • The first $100,000 from merchandise sales of The Onion's Infowars parody will be donated to the families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.
  • Jones was ordered to pay over $1 billion for falsely claiming the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax, but the victims' families have not yet received any of the judgment.
  • The parody will mimic Jones' signature style, lampooning his conspiracy theories, junk science, and sales pitches with fake products like a 'penis flattening device'.
  • Sandy Hook families, who previously wanted Infowars shut down, now embrace the idea of turning the platform into something positive, with one father hoping to use Jones' former studio.

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The Onion’s stunning plan for Alex Jones’ Infowars will send money to Sandy Hook families

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