Article Summary

Alex Jones’s Infowars is being taken over in a legal fallout after he spread false claims calling the Sandy Hook school massacre a hoax, leading to massive defamation penalties. The satirical news outlet The Onion now wants to license Infowars’ platforms to mock conspiracy theories, with profits going to the victims’ families. The article presents Jones’s downfall as a direct result of his falsehoods, using strong language to frame his loss as justified and even darkly humorous.