Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy?

The Associated Press quotes Yotam Ophir in a story carried in dozens of news outlets around the world about the satirical website the Onion’s purchase of Infowars, the conspiracy theory website founded by Alex Jones. The Onion bought the site at a bankruptcy auction tied to lawsuits against Jones for spreading disinformation. Ophir told the AP that Jones will quickly move on, and his fans will move with him. “As long as there are people willing to tune in, he will find new outlets,” Ophir said. “If anything, the Onion trolling and the court cases against him will just make some of his most dedicated fans even more sure of his righteousness, seeing him as a martyr for free speech.”