The website Infowars, home to right-wing conspiracy theories, is now owned by The Onion, home to fake headlines like this one - "Oklahoma Law Requires 10 Commandments To Be Displayed In Every Womb." People whose loved ones were killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting sued Infowars founder Alex Jones and won. SHAPIRO: Ben, I want to quote a piece that The Onion posted today about Infowars, describing the site this way. Alex Jones is the progenitor of this new media ecosystem that's trying to convince you to be afraid of everything. And this is why - the truth is that the currency of Alex Jones and Infowars is fear, and fear has distorted reality and rational thinking.

Source: CNN November 14, 2024 22:34 UTC