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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

Alex Jones breaches court order by failing to show for Sandy Hook deposition after judge rebuffed sick claims

REUTERS

Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has breached a court order by failing to show up for a deposition in a lawsuit over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre, after a judge rebuffed claims that he was too sick to appear.

The Infowars host was scheduled to appear in person at 9am local time in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday to be questioned under oath as part of settlement proceedings in defamation cases he lost against the families of victims killed in the 2012 mass shooting.

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