""We'll build this into a bigger comedy network," Collins said in phone interview Monday, adding the Sandy Hook families would receive profits from the new operations."
""A big part of it for us is that the way people consume news now is they see somebody who has no idea what the (expletive) they're talking about staring into their camera and just like coming up with conspiracy theories or telling you health hacks that will actually get you poisoned, things like that.""
The Onion aims to acquire an exclusive, temporary license for Infowars' intellectual property as Alex Jones faces liquidation due to defamation judgments. The proposal, pending approval, would allow The Onion to produce content on Infowars' platforms. CEO Ben Collins stated that the new operations would benefit Sandy Hook families financially. The Onion plans to create comedic characters and narratives around conspiracy theories, contrasting with the misinformation typically presented by Jones.
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