Ryan Knutson

What they plan to build, that's after the break. Ben Collins used to spend his days looking at sites like InfoWars. For years, he was a reporter who covered disinformation online. And then, in April, Collins, alongside a group of friends and a tech billionaire, took over The Onion.

What they plan to build, that's after the break. Ben Collins used to spend his days looking at sites like InfoWars. For years, he was a reporter who covered disinformation online. And then, in April, Collins, alongside a group of friends and a tech billionaire, took over The Onion.

What they plan to build, that's after the break. Ben Collins used to spend his days looking at sites like InfoWars. For years, he was a reporter who covered disinformation online. And then, in April, Collins, alongside a group of friends and a tech billionaire, took over The Onion.

Since then, he's been trying to breathe new life into the publication, restarting its print edition and The Onion News Network, its cable news parody. Ben sees InfoWars as the next great idea. Ben, is this just funny or is it also a good business decision for The Onion? It's a great business decision for it.

Since then, he's been trying to breathe new life into the publication, restarting its print edition and The Onion News Network, its cable news parody. Ben sees InfoWars as the next great idea. Ben, is this just funny or is it also a good business decision for The Onion? It's a great business decision for it.

Since then, he's been trying to breathe new life into the publication, restarting its print edition and The Onion News Network, its cable news parody. Ben sees InfoWars as the next great idea. Ben, is this just funny or is it also a good business decision for The Onion? It's a great business decision for it.

Two arenas. So now 4.3 trillion, which it says in the About Us section of The Onion.

Two arenas. So now 4.3 trillion, which it says in the About Us section of The Onion.

Two arenas. So now 4.3 trillion, which it says in the About Us section of The Onion.

Oh, yeah, well, yesterday we had a big day, John. So what can you say about your plans for InfoWars if this deal does go through as expected and once you get control of it?

Oh, yeah, well, yesterday we had a big day, John. So what can you say about your plans for InfoWars if this deal does go through as expected and once you get control of it?

Oh, yeah, well, yesterday we had a big day, John. So what can you say about your plans for InfoWars if this deal does go through as expected and once you get control of it?

Now, are you planning to turn Infowars just into, like, a joke, an obvious joke? Or do you want to, like... only tweak it enough so that, like, you want to keep its existing audience but try to change the existing audience's mind by not making it so obvious that you're just turning it into a satire.

Now, are you planning to turn Infowars just into, like, a joke, an obvious joke? Or do you want to, like... only tweak it enough so that, like, you want to keep its existing audience but try to change the existing audience's mind by not making it so obvious that you're just turning it into a satire.

Now, are you planning to turn Infowars just into, like, a joke, an obvious joke? Or do you want to, like... only tweak it enough so that, like, you want to keep its existing audience but try to change the existing audience's mind by not making it so obvious that you're just turning it into a satire.

John, what will Everytown's role be in this?

John, what will Everytown's role be in this?

John, what will Everytown's role be in this?

Ben and The Onion haven't said how much they paid for InfoWars. One piece about the deal that we do know is that the Sandy Hook parents wanted to sell to the Onion so badly that they agreed to forego a portion of what they were owed by Alex Jones in order to support the Onion's bid. John, can you say anything about why the families were willing to accept less money for this deal?

Ben and The Onion haven't said how much they paid for InfoWars. One piece about the deal that we do know is that the Sandy Hook parents wanted to sell to the Onion so badly that they agreed to forego a portion of what they were owed by Alex Jones in order to support the Onion's bid. John, can you say anything about why the families were willing to accept less money for this deal?