The Onion's plan to finally take over Infowars

NPR | By Ashley Brown,

Scott Detrow, Megan Lim

Published July 2, 2026 at 12:59 PM PDT

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Ben Collins, CEO of the satirical news outlet The Onion, about a long-delayed plan to take over Infowars and pay damages in a defamation case to Sandy Hook families.

Ashley Brown

Ashley Brown is a senior editor for All Things Considered.

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Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

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Megan Lim