Behind the surprising Infowars purchase by The Onion

Satirical publication The Onion has purchased Infowars, Alex Jones' embattled brand. The Connecticut families of eight victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and one first responder backed the purchase. Benjamin Mullin, a media reporter for The New York Times, joins CBS News with more.

[JustMyTwoScents]

I doubt Alex Jones followers will even know the difference between an Onion article and an Infowars article.

[suspectdown]

Great reporting... when the Onion did all this fraudulently and got caught in a

[Iquey]

Sometimes humor is all you have left to fight fascism. Remember Gordon's talk show on V for Vendetta.

[Atlantafied]

But Alex Jones fans said he wouldn't pay one penny... 😂😂😂

[Nathaniel-rl]

Pro tip: do not slander grieving families. The First Amendment does not protect libel.
The Onion gets a studio, a domain name, some vehicles, some supplements, and the gay frogs. Future Onion headline: "Gay Frogs Buy The Moon".

[apollossgaming]

Did this happen? I see infowars is still up and running and Alex is on the air now saying none of this was true..?? Confused as he’s back online

[DonnyThaDealer]

This is why i subscribed to the onion. If wasting it trolling alex jones is the outcome, im more than Happy with that.

[LusheRenRen]

Jordan K: "Opposers! My guess is he'll blame this on Keppler too, whoever that guy is. RIP InfoWars." 😎

[ChicoTheMutant]

Hush Alex you work for the Onion now. 🌰 😊

[rc-stpg]

He had a new studio up and running 20 minutes later. And his views on X skyrocketed to 1.1 million within an hour.
I watched the entire thing unfold today.
How do you have a closed auction, then choose a lower bid?
How does that even work?

[crimony]

The cost of silencing offensive speech far exceeds the benefit. Sometimes it is a false flag, and on that day, the perpetrators will cite the Sandy Hook families to silence you. 🚫🦬