Alex Jones could quickly lose Infowars, the digital perch that he’s used for many years to visitors in conspiracy theories, to The Onion, the satirical newspaper. But not earlier than he’s uncovered one thing actually dastardly: comic Tim Heidecker’s previous (publicly obtainable) work.
“The Onion newspaper has been rocked by the discovery that their new creative director, produced pro pedo/child kidnapping, torture and murder programs,” Jones wrote on X on Friday. “Below is an actual mug shot of the creep..” he continued. Included within the submit is a pretend mugshot of Heidecker taken from a 2017 Adult Swim courtroom sequence, during which he’s standing trial for 20 counts of 2nd diploma homicide.
Since information broke on Monday that The Onion was nearing a brand new deal to grab Infowars from Jones — and bringing on Heidecker to function the positioning’s new inventive director — the conspiracy theorist has been posting on X concerning the comic’s previous work. In one 30-minute section, Jones narrates and reacts to skits by Heidecker and collaborator Eric Wareheim.
“⚠️EXTREME VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: The Man Hired By The Onion To Take Over Infowars Produced Pro-Pedophile / Child Torture & Murder Shows For Adult Swim In Conjunction With Will Ferrell Who Took Part In Satanic Rituals With Spirit Cooking High Priestess Marina Abramović!” Jones wrote. He performed clips from Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! like a bit about rentable little one clowns. The fashion is surreal, loud, bizarre, and really clearly pretend.
It’s not clear whether or not Jones realizes the “mugshot” is a part of it — however he actually expects his viewers to imagine what he says. Ever the opportunist, Jones makes a plea to his base.
“This is who we’re up against,” Jones says. “So literally, if you don’t word-of-mouth spread the word about what we’re doing, if you don’t pray for the broadcast, if you don’t support us financially, you are literally aiding and abetting these people.”
Jones has additionally claimed to have “whistleblowers” inside Adult Swim and having “even more stuff coming in from inside the show” that was not aired. An e mail to Jones’ website went unanswered.
For years, Jones has used his on-line platform to counterpoint himself by promoting merch, weight loss program dietary supplements, and sketchy well being merchandise whereas spreading lies and conspiracy theories. In 2022, Jones was ordered to pay $1.5 billion to households of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass capturing, which he claimed was a hoax. Jones repeated related claims simply this week.
This new deal for The Onion to run Infowars follows a authorized back-and-forth in 2024, during which the court-appointed trustee and Sandy Hook households chosen The Onion’s bid to take over the positioning. After a choose initially blocked that deal, The Onion got here again with a brand new licensing deal during which they’ll pay to make use of Infowars IP. The new deal nonetheless must be authorised by a choose.
“This is not a smart man, and it is very funny to watch this all unfold. That he used a fake mugshot from a fake trial about a fake music festival from a very well-known national TV show and presented it as an ‘actual mugshot’ should tell you the kind of groundbreaking reporting methods this fella has used for years,” Ben Collins, CEO of The Onion, stated by way of e mail. “While we’re very glad this era of InfoWars is almost over, we are appreciating this exceedingly funny crashout from afar as we build out something even better that we hope to kick off next week.”
“In the meantime, all true InfoWars fans worried about being exposed to Satan’s influences should visit TheOnion.Info to purchase Demon Guard™, the only patch that provides 24-hour holy protection against all dark entities.”