The Onion Does a Genuine Public Service

("I WILL EAT YOUR LEFTIST A** LIKE CORN ON THE COB!" Credit: NPR)

Today, it was announced that The Onion had won the auction for all of the assets of Infowars, the falsehood-spreading company formerly owned by Alex Jones. To recap for those unaware, Alex Jones is a disgusting excuse for a human being who repeatedly claimed that school shootings were faked, thus inviting terrible harassment from his followers toward families suffering from losing their loved ones in these shootings. Yeah, I know. He is one of maybe seven people I would not hesitate to spit on if I met in public.

Infowars was basically a media "empire" Jones would use to spread these falsehoods, which he lost control of as a result of having to pay off the families of Sandy Hook victims. When the assets went up for auction, with the blessing and participation of these families, legendary satirical newspaper and website The Onion snatched them up, making them the new owners of one of the most harmful media organizations in American history. It can reasonably be assumed that when they restart publication of Infowars, it will be a searing satirical fire poker in the eye of everyone who ever had any ounce of respect for Alex Jones. I'm incredibly excited to see where it goes.

I truly believe that what The Onion has done is a great service to the public. If they hadn't stepped in, the name could have been acquired by someone who wished to keep spreading the lies and harm that Jones so gladly trafficked in. Now, instead, going into another term of the man that Alex Jones endorsed (itself a reason to not support Trump), we're going to see Infowars on the right side of history. That wasn't on my 2024 bingo card at all, but you won't see me complaining.