THE ONION JUST TRIED TO BUY INFOWARS (AND IT'S HILARIOUS)
The satirical news outlet made a wild bid to take over Alex Jones's conspiracy empire—and honestly, the whole thing is peak comedy.
In what might be the most delicious David-vs.-Goliath matchup of 2024, The Onion and comedian Tim Heidecker launched a bid to acquire InfoWars, the conspiracy-peddling empire founded by Alex Jones. According to Variety, the satirical powerhouse actually made a legitimate play for the controversial outlet—a move that's part real business, part *chef's kiss* performance art.
The catch? The Texas court system had other ideas. Despite The Onion's best efforts and Heidecker's involvement, legal obstacles kept the takeover from actually happening. But here's where it gets good: even though The Onion can't technically own InfoWars, the sheer audacity of the stunt—a fake news organization trying to buy a real conspiracy outlet—is the kind of ironic poetry that makes satire *work*.
Variety reports this has been "a long, hard struggle" for The Onion team, but that's kind of the point. When you're fighting to transform a platform known for wild misinformation into actual parody, the legal battles become part of the art. It's the ultimate underdog story: Rocky Balboa meets the First Amendment.
Whether it sticks or not, The Onion just proved that sometimes the *attempt* to do something absurd is the real victory. And honestly? That's the most Onion thing ever.
Sources · Variety