The Onion debuts new parody of Alex Jones’ Infowars, will send $100,000 to Sandy Hook families

The satirical news site The Onion isn’t waiting to take possession of Infowars to launch a parody of Alex Jones ’ conspiracy platform.

More than a year after first trying to buy Infowars, The Onion on Thursday debuted a send-up under its own website with plans to give some of the revenue to families of the victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

The families have still received no money from Jones since courts ordered him to pay more than $1 billion for falsely calling the 2012 shooting a hoax.

The webpage launch was accompanied by a YouTube live premiere video, “Welcome to the Real Infowars,” with comedian Tim Hedeicker doing an impression of Jones while introducing viewers to the page.

“Today we reclaim the standard of truth and deliver the first salvo in the final battle for your mind,” a note on the site read.

The Onion plans to send Sandy Hook families $100,000 from merchandise sales that combine the conspiracy empire’s brand with the The Onion’s logo in rainbow colors, according to...