Breaking News: The Onion Acquires Infowars

A screenshot of a New York Times article headline about The Onion buying Infowars, Alex Jones's site, out of bankruptcy. The article text explains The Onion planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself. Below the article text is a photo of Alex Jones speaking passionately to a crowd of reporters and cameramen. The joke is that The Onion, a satirical news site, buying a site known for conspiracy theories is a self-referential parody.

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