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The satirical news website The Onion, which claims to have 4.3 trillion daily readers, will partner with a gun violence prevention organisation to relaunch the conspiracy website, Infowars.

Infowars' founder Alex Jones claimed the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax conducted by crisis actors.

What's next?

Jones has vowed to file legal challenges to stop The Onion taking his site.

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[โ€“] darthsid@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Iโ€™m sure the editors at the onion are up for the challenge. I imagine a scenario where they turn infowars to a legit news outlet. It would be hilarious ๐Ÿ˜†

[โ€“] PuppyAttack@lemmus.org 21 points 1 day ago

The Onion presenting absurd stories seriously while Infowars does legit news in the style of a conspiracy nut sounds amazing.