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Josh Luckhurst

'I killed the kids' - Alex Jones erupts in first interview since Sandy Hook defamation verdict

Infowars founder Alex Jones has inexplicably claimed he was responsible for the Sandy Hook mass shooting during a bizarre rant in his first interview since his defamation verdict in August.

Last month, Jones, a far-right conspiracy theorist, was ordered to pay $45.2 million (£39.17 million) in punitive damages following a lawsuit in relation to his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, where 20 children and six adults were killed, was a hoax.

Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of six-year-old Jesse Lewis, who was one of the victims killed in the attack, sued Jones for defamation and sought at least $150million (£123million) in awards from the radio host.

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