The Onion’s rebooted InfoWars is coming July 2nd
The Onion’s rebooted InfoWars is coming July 2nd
《洋葱新闻》重启版 InfoWars 将于 7 月 2 日上线
In the midst of a prolonged fight in court, the satire news site is officially relaunching under the creative direction of comedian Tim Heidecker. 在经历了一场旷日持久的法庭斗争后，这家讽刺新闻网站在喜剧演员蒂姆·海德克（Tim Heidecker）的创意指导下正式重启。
The Onion’s InfoWars officially has a launch date: On July 2nd, the conspiracy network previously run by Alex Jones will return as a comedy and media platform. The reboot comes more than a year and a half after news broke that the satirical news site was working to acquire the property owned by Jones, a conspiracy theorist who notably targeted victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting. 《洋葱新闻》（The Onion）旗下的 InfoWars 已正式确定上线日期：7 月 2 日，这个此前由亚历克斯·琼斯（Alex Jones）运营的阴谋论网络将以喜剧和媒体平台的身份回归。此次重启距离该讽刺新闻网站宣布收购琼斯名下资产的消息已过去了一年半多。琼斯是一位阴谋论者，曾因针对桑迪胡克小学枪击案的受害者而臭名昭著。
“Developed with the support of the Sandy Hook families, the new InfoWars is being reimagined as a comedy and cultural platform featuring original programming, guest talent, and new comedic voices,” a press release reads. “The project reflects The Onion’s broader vision to build a modern, internet-native comedy ecosystem rooted in curation, creativity, and direct audience engagement.” 一份新闻稿写道：“在桑迪胡克受害者家属的支持下，全新的 InfoWars 被重新构想为一个喜剧与文化平台，将推出原创节目、邀请嘉宾艺人，并引入新的喜剧声音。该项目反映了《洋葱新闻》更宏大的愿景，即建立一个植根于内容策划、创造力和直接受众互动的现代互联网原生喜剧生态系统。”
The company says the relaunch coincides with a $100,000 donation to the Sandy Hook families that was raised through merch sales related to the project, and it says it will be “the first of many.” 该公司表示，此次重启的同时，他们向桑迪胡克受害者家属捐赠了 10 万美元，这笔资金是通过与该项目相关的周边商品销售筹集的，并称这“仅仅是多次捐赠中的第一次”。
“The donation represents the first funds the families will receive as a direct result of the sale process surrounding InfoWars,” the press release reads. After losing a defamation suit, Jones was ordered in 2022 to pay $1.5 billion to the families of the Sandy Hook shooting, which he for years has called a hoax. 新闻稿称：“这笔捐款代表了受害者家属因 InfoWars 出售程序而直接获得的第一笔资金。”在输掉一场诽谤诉讼后，琼斯于 2022 年被判向桑迪胡克枪击案的受害者家属赔偿 15 亿美元，而他多年来一直声称该枪击案是一场骗局。
The new InfoWars is led by comedian Tim Heidecker, who Jones spent several episodes attempting to undermine as he was about to lose his show. The Onion has teased its version of InfoWars in several social media clips: One clip features a recurring Onion character, the fictional newscaster Jim Haggerty, returning as a conspiracy-brained podcaster. Haggerty previously hosted Today Now!, The Onion’s daily talkshow, and Porkin’ Across America, a food travel show in which — spoiler — Haggerty eventually turns into a pig. 全新的 InfoWars 由喜剧演员蒂姆·海德克领导，琼斯在失去节目控制权前，曾花费数期节目试图诋毁他。《洋葱新闻》已在多个社交媒体片段中预告了其版本的 InfoWars：其中一个片段展示了《洋葱新闻》的常驻角色——虚构新闻主播吉姆·哈格蒂（Jim Haggerty），他以阴谋论播客主的身份回归。哈格蒂此前曾主持过《洋葱新闻》的每日脱口秀《Today Now!》以及美食旅游节目《Porkin’ Across America》，在该节目中（剧透预警），哈格蒂最终变成了一头猪。
Under the current proposed deal for the takeover of InfoWars, The Onion would license the InfoWars brand from the court-appointed manager of the property. Heidecker told Wired that the site is “in limbo” but that The Onion is going ahead with the relaunch anyway. 根据目前收购 InfoWars 的拟议协议，《洋葱新闻》将从法院指定的资产管理人处获得 InfoWars 品牌的授权。海德克在接受《连线》（Wired）杂志采访时表示，该网站目前处于“不确定状态”，但《洋葱新闻》仍将按计划推进重启。
“The story isn’t really about InfoWars anymore. It’s about what happens when you take a platform that was built around bullshit and fear and turn it into something that supports funny, human stuff instead,” Ben Collins, CEO of The Onion said in an email. “At a moment when so much of media is shrinking, we’re investing in comedians, creators, and original programming because we think people want something better, made by people.” 《洋葱新闻》首席执行官本·柯林斯（Ben Collins）在一封电子邮件中表示：“这个故事的主角不再是 InfoWars 本身。它讲述的是当你接手一个建立在胡言乱语和恐惧之上的平台，并将其转变为支持有趣、人性化内容的事物时，会发生什么。在媒体行业大面积萎缩的当下，我们选择投资喜剧演员、创作者和原创节目，因为我们认为人们想要的是由真人创作的、更好的内容。”
InfoWars will premier at 8PM ET on the 2nd at theonion.info and on The Onion’s social media channels. InfoWars 将于 7 月 2 日美东时间晚上 8 点在 theonion.info 及《洋葱新闻》的社交媒体频道首播。