The Onion Relaunches InfoWars with Tim Heidecker as Host in Satirical Takeover
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Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Nikki McCann Ramirez
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The Onion has relaunched InfoWars after acquiring it from Alex Jones, with comedian Tim Heidecker taking over the host chair in a satirical premiere. The broadcast featured Heidecker doing his signature Jones impression, declaring "a new dawn" for the outlet, before cutting to other segments. The relaunch follows a legal battle by The Onion to secure the rights to the conspiracy theorist's flagship property.
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Rolling StoneThe Onion Relaunches InfoWars with Tim Heidecker as Host in Satirical Takeoverrollingstone.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledWe have officially taken over InfoWars now, this is the new dawn
The right wing outlet once owned and operated by disgraced (and deeply indebted) conspiracy theorist Alex Jones relaunched on Thursday as a subsidiary of The Onion
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