Jeff Lawson’s The Onion Buys Conspiracy Theory Website Infowars
The Onion, the venerable satirical media company purchased by Twilio founder Jeff Lawson last spring, is buying Infowars, the website formerly owned by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
The Onion plans to relaunch Infowars in January as a parody site that lampoons figures like Jones. Infowars …
Related Knowledge Center: Information integrity
In an increasingly fractured media landscape, truth has been a casualty in the public discussion. Coverage has been warped by the business needs of struggling news organizations, and a significant segment of the public relies on bad-faith outlets that are little more than propagandists. While fact-checking has become routine, some organizations are exploring other ways to combat the trends. And misinformation spewed by AI-driven chatbots has become more of a feature than simply a bug.
Fact-checking and its detractors