By Design

Tim Heidecker’s plan to get you off social media and onto InfoWars

June 3, 2026·25 min
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As you’ve probably heard, The Onion is in the process of taking over InfoWars, the platform started by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.  How is this a design story, you may ask? Well, we’ve got an interview with the creative director for new InfoWars — Tim Heidecker.  Liz sat down with Tim and Fast Company’s Lilly Smith, who has been reporting on The Onion’s InfoWars takeover, to talk about Tim’s vision for the platform.

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