Alex Jones bizarrely calls $4.1m Sandy Hook judgment a ‘victory for truth’ as punitive damages loom First of three trials against conspiracy theorist broadcaster over Sandy Hook lies The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022
A jury will decide if Alex Jones has to pay punitive damages to Sandy Hook parents Jones is being sued for defamation by the parents of a first grader killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 for saying the school shooting was a hoax on his radio show. WEKU · Aug 5, 2022
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4m Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered pay $4.1 million to the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook massacre for repeatedly claiming the shooting was a hoax.The far-right radio host and Infowars webcaster, 48, was sued by Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, who lost their six-year-old son… Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2022
First Thing: Alex Jones to pay $4.1m over false Sandy Hook claims Infowars owner faced defamation trial for saying the school shooting was a hoax. Plus, how the Astroworld tragedy changed gigs for ever The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022
Alex Jones' lawyer calls for mistrial "I don't think it's a mistrial based on this," said Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble Salon · Aug 5, 2022
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The Loop: Biloela family granted permanent visas, man charged over Qld shooting, RBA issues dire forecast, and spicy sausage out of this world Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop. ABC News · Aug 5, 2022
Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ordered to pay $4.1 million to Sandy Hook parents over hoax claim Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered pay $4.1 million to the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook massacre for repeatedly claiming the shooting was a hoax. Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2022
Friday briefing: What the interest rate spike means for the country – and for you In today’s newsletter: The biggest rate rise in nearly 30 years comes amid forecasts of economic decline. How bad might it be? The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022
Alex Jones trial - live: Jury tells Infowars host to pay $45.2m in punitive damages on top of $4m compensation Conspiracy theorist hit with almost $50m damages judgment in first Sandy Hook trial The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022
Typically bombastic Alex Jones makes for complicated court Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones bulled through the first trial that could decimate his personal fortune and media empire in his usual way: Loud, aggressive and talking about conspiracies both in and out the courtroom The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022
InfoWars’ Alex Jones ordered to pay more than $4 million to Sandy Hook parents HOUSTON — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $4.11 million in defamation damages for falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax, a Texas jury said on Thursday after deliberating for a full day in Travis County. Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022
A jury says InfoWars' Alex Jones must pay 2 Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million The InfoWars host and creator will have to pay $4.1 million to two parents whose 6-year-old son was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012. Jones spent years claiming the mass shooting as a hoax. WEKU · Aug 4, 2022
Alex Jones ordered to pay more than $4m compensatory damages to Sandy Hook family The Infowars conspiracy theorist claimed within hours of the 2012 massacre that it had been staged and victims were not real The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022
Daily Mirror · Aug 4, 2022 Conspiracy theorist who said Sandy Hook shooting was hoax ordered to pay parents $4m Right-wing rambler Alex Jones claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax and the victims' families are actors - but has been ordered to pay the parents of six-year-old Jesse Lewis $4m
The Texas Tribune · Aug 4, 2022 Jury awards parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim $4.1 million in defamation case against Alex Jones The parents sought $150 million in their defamation lawsuit against the conspiracy theorist. The jury could still issue more damages in an upcoming phase of the trial.
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022 Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4M A Texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre over the conspiracy theorist’s repeated public claims that the attack was a hoax
The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2022 House January 6 panel asks lawyer for Alex Jones’s accidentally leaked texts Two years of messages were inadvertently sent by Infowars host’s attorney to lawyer for Sandy Hook victim’s family
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022 Alex Jones pleads for ‘prayers’ on Infowars as his texts set to be handed over to Jan 6 committee Jones called the situation “incredibly sick” as he complained about what happened to him to viewers
WEKU · Aug 4, 2022 The Jan. 6 committee is asking for data from Alex Jones' phone, a lawyer says An attorney representing two parents who sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre said the House committee has requested records from Jones' phone.
Salon · Aug 4, 2022 Alex Jones opens Pandora's box on Trump Has a Trump acolyte finally hit a limit to shamelessness as a political strategy?
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022 Sandy Hook attorney: Jan. 6 panel asks for Alex Jones' texts An attorney representing two parents who sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre says the U.S. House Jan. 6 committee has requested two years’ worth of records from Jones’ phone
The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2022 Seth Meyers on Kansas abortion vote: ‘A promising sign of progress’ Late-night hosts discuss Kansas’s overwhelming vote to protect abortion rights and Alex Jones’s inept defamation trial lawyer
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022 Alex Jones loses bid for a mistrial and to destroy texts mistakenly shared with Sandy Hook lawyers The Infowars founder’s lawyer Andino Reynal accidentally sent two years of texts from Jones to the lawyers of the Sandy Hook families this week
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022 Alex Jones trial - live: Conspiracy theorist to pay Sandy Hook family $4m compensation as verdict reached Alex Jones ordered to pay more than $4m compensatory damages to Sandy Hook family