The Onion to Take over InfoWars

The Onion's acquisition of InfoWars in a bankruptcy auction is a landmark cultural irony, earning 407 upvotes and 181 comments. Satire swallowed conspiracy theory whole, and the deal's 54% upvote ratio highlights Hacker News' appetite for media meta-narratives. Financially, the purchase cost $4.2 million, a fraction of InfoWars' $25 million peak revenue.

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