Ex-NBC News reporter Ben Collins, who spent years fighting ‘fake news,’ declares ‘disinformation won’

Former NBC News reporter Ben Collins, who recently became the CEO of satirical news website The Onion, declared 'disinformation won' and said he isn’t concerned that his new gig could promote fake news if someone takes a meant-for-laughs headline seriously. 'My first instinct is to say, ‘If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,’' Collins said during an interview on WBUR. 'I will say, The Onion, ironically, has been, even unironically, the most correct paper of my lifetime.

Fox News Digital’s David Rutz contributed to this report.

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