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Not a joke: US outlet The Onion buys conspiracy site Infowars at bankruptcy auction, plans satirical reboot to mock misinformation

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WASHINGTON, Nov 15 — Satirical news outlet The Onion said Thursday it had acquired Infowars, a conspiracy-laden website whose owner made money by running stories that called one of America’s most notorious school shootings a hoax. The Onion said it prevailed in a bankruptcy auction to buy Alex Jones’ Infowars site with the support of families of victims of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The new Infowar…
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