In an unexpected turn of events, satirical news outlet The Onion has teamed up with the U.S. gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety to buy InfoWars, the controversial website founded by right-wing commentator Alex Jones. Jones had to sell his company to pay off the huge legal debts he owes to the families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. In fact, several families who won a lawsuit against Jones also pitched in to help fund the purchase.
This all started in 2022 when a Connecticut judge ordered Jones to pay a staggering $1.5 billion to the families who lost loved ones in the Sandy Hook massacre. Why? Because Jones falsely claimed that the shooting was a hoax staged by the U.S. government to push for stricter gun laws. These outrageous conspiracy theories caused the families emotional distress, and they took legal action. In the end, the families won their case, and the court decided that part of the way to pay back the debt was to shut down InfoWars.
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