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Justice Is Blind And Occasionally Punishes Liars And Thieves

The Onion buys Alex Jones’ life work, aka “Infowars” at auction

Amy Sterling Casil
3 min readNov 14, 2024
Infowars’ Alex Jones — screenshot from CBS video

I know what it feels like to lose a child. I know what it feels like to be wrongfully charged with causing him harm.

I was speechless to hear the appalling and continuous lies told by right-wing demagogue Alex Jones about the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. Could no one stop this man? It took years.

There are enough wrongful convictions and misuses of the U.S. court system that at times, it seems that the only thing it’s good for is providing lawyers with luxury vehicles, multiple homes, and vacations in Aruba.

But something, finally, has gone right. Thanks to the blind, heedless, dysfunctional U.S. justice system, the satirical site, The Onion, just bought Alex Jones’ life work, the premier “Fake News” website, Infowars at bankrupcty auction.

The Brutal Lies Finally Stopped

For years, Infowars’ Alex Jones stated to millions of listeners and viewers that the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting never happened and was a result of “crisis actors” and false reporting.

Solely to cater to an audience of deluded right-wing gun enthusiasts, Jones repeated his lies day after day, providing…

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Amy Sterling Casil
Amy Sterling Casil

Written by Amy Sterling Casil

Over 500 million views and 5 million published words, top writer in health and social media. Author of 50 books, former exec, Nebula nominee.

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