In 2024, The Onion purchased Infowars , the conspiracy website born of the craven lunatic/Sandy Hook shooting denier Alex Jones. The site best known for dragging conspiracy theories into mainstream political discourse was put on the market after its architect filed for bankruptcy in 2022. And to make a strange story short, America’s finest satirical newspaper swooped in shortly after, sensing a comedic opportunity. Last week, this mad, mad world got a little madder when Tim Heidecker—the alt comedian behind Tim and Eric, this podcast , this rock band , and this long-running movie show spoof —was appointed creative director of the freshly rebranded InfoWars. And even in a week when shots were almost fired at the White House Correspondents Dinner and a major publisher moved to unionize , this merger made a splash in media world. Yesterday, Heidecker, who will receive full access to the InfoWars brand, studio, domain names, and archive, told TIME  a little about his plans for the great reclamation .…