Alex Jones lost Infowars but succeeded in ushering in a new era of right-wing media (www.nbcnews.com)

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Summary

Alex Jones’ Infowars media empire has been sold to The Onion in a bankruptcy auction, marking a major blow to the brand.

Jones built one of the biggest platforms in alternative media, bringing conspiracy-minded thinking to larger audiences — and eventually coalescing around Donald Trump.

The sale, supported by Sandy Hook families who sued Jones, led to Infowars’ website shutting down, with The Onion pledging to replace its disinformation with satire.

Experts argue Jones' influence endures, with far-right media and platforms like Rumble and Musk-owned Twitter amplifying conspiracy rhetoric.

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[-] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 26 points 4 days ago

In a more justified world, this lunatic should long have been the local crazy, begging for change on a street corner because of his actions.

Yet he's probably going to get a cushy job in Trump's cabinet at this rate.

[-] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

30 years ago that's just who he was. The local fuckstick who would pick crazy arguments at the bar. It was almost a rite of passage in Austin to get into a fight with him.

[-] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

So successful it got sued into oblivion

[-] BadmanDan@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Alex Jones and successful should not be in the same headline 😂

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