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Alex Jones verdict: Sandy Hook families say ‘good prevails’ as Infowars conspiracist to pay $1billion

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Jury reaches verdict of nearly $1 billion in compensatory damages against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook trial

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut jury on Wednesday ordered broadcaster and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to the families of eight Sandy Hook shooting victims and a law enforcement first responder to compensate them for a decade of abuse from people who believe his…

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Sandy hook families warn against ‘wannabes’ following Alex Jones in ‘lies and deceit’ after record payout

Consiracy theorist has now had more than $1bn in verdicts returned against him in two trials

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Alex Jones’ lawyer compares him to ‘a mad prophet,’ but says he deserves fair verdict in Sandy Hook defamation trial

HARTFORD, Conn. — Alex Jones built a media machine that generated enormous profit by spreading conspiratorial lies and the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims who were among his targets deserve millions of dollars in compensation, the family lawyers told the jury as their defamation case against Jones neared an…

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Alex Jones’ own lawyer calls him a ‘despicable human being’ who deserves a fair verdict in Sandy Hook defamation trial

Alex Jones built a media machine that generated enormous profit by spreading conspiratorial lies and the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims who were among his targets deserve millions of dollars in compensation, the family lawyers told the jury as their defamation case against Jones neared an end Thursday.

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Alex Jones says he will not put on defense ; both sides rest cases in Sandy Hook defamation trial

WATERBURY, Conn. — Both sides rested their cases Wednesday in the Sandy Hook defamation case against far-right broadcaster Alex Jones, who began trying almost immediately in a post-trial motion to limit the tens of millions of dollars in damages he could be ordered to pay families of victims of the…

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Father at centre of Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook hoax lies tells trial he felt like he ‘failed’ his slain daughter

Robbie Parker testified that seeing the far-right extremist continue to spread lies about the families of Parkland was a ‘big catalyst’ to him to ‘fight’

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Alex Jones trial: Families testify of confrontations with Sandy Hook deniers

A mother who lost one of her sons in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre testified Tuesday that her biggest fear is that people who believe the shooting was a hoax will harm her other son, who survived the attack at his school.

The Independent UK

Judge puts Alex Jones trial on hold until next week; defendant promises more testimony, says ‘they weaponized the judiciary’

HARTFORD, Conn. — Right-wing provocateur Alex Jones said he won’t continue testifying until next week in the defamation suit against him by families of Sandy Hook victims and then blasted the lawyers pressing the suit and again called the judicial process itself rigged.

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Judge puts Alex Jones trial on hold until next week; he promises more testimony, says ‘I want to get past Sandy Hook’

Right wing provocateur Alex Jones said he won’t resume testifying until next week in the defamation suit against him by families of Sandy Hook victims and then blasted the lawyers pressing the suit and again called the judicial process itself rigged.

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Alex Jones claims his furious Sandy Hook trial rant at crying victim families ‘destroyed’ their lawyer

Infowars host raged at reporters as his defence declined to call him for cross-examination after he lost his temper on the witness stand

The Independent UK

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Alex Jones’ lawyer tells Sandy Hook judge he ‘expected more outbursts’ from Infowars host after sarcastic quip

Judge has threatened to hold Infowars host in contempt of court over unruly behaviour

The Independent UK

Alex Jones takes the stand in Sandy Hook defamation case

Right-wing broadcaster Alex Jones’ first day on the stand at his Sandy Hook defamation trial gave way to chaos and confusion Thursday with the conspiracy theorist calling the judge a “tyrant” and the proceedings “a kangaroo court.”

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Reuters

Alex Jones lashes out at critics at trial over Sandy Hook hoax claims

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ignited a courtroom shouting match on Thursday, railing against critics as he testified in a trial to determine how much he owes families of victims who died in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, which he falsely claimed was a hoax.

The Independent UK

Alex Jones: Sandy Hook trial judge jokes she’ll ‘call in sick’ when Infowars host testifies

Right-wing extremist Mr Jones has repeatedly disrespected Judge Barbara Bellis on both his show and outside the courthouse

Salon

AZ GOPer joins 9/11, Sandy Hook truthers

Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem is running a "singularly conspiratorial campaign"

The Independent UK

Witness questioned about Jones criticism of Sandy Hook trial

Alex Jones' criticism of his trial in Connecticut over calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax has become a topic of the proceedings

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The Independent UK

Sandy Hook families warn 'bully' Alex Jones will 'never stop' unless he's held responsible

‘Unless you stand up to bullies, a bully will never stop,’ lawyer says

WEKU

At Alex Jones trial, an FBI agent breaks down as he describes the scene at Sandy Hook

An FBI agent struggled to control his emotions as he described seeing bodies inside Sandy Hook elementary school — a scene that the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones later claimed was staged by actors.

The Independent UK

Raised with trauma, Sandy Hook survivors send hope to Uvalde

The survivors who were able to walk out of Sandy Hook Elementary school nearly a decade ago want to share a message of hope with the children of Uvalde, Texas: You will learn how to live with your trauma, pain and grief

The Independent UK

Alex Jones sarcastically claims he killed Sandy Hook victims in unhinged rant about defamation verdict

Conspiracy theorist ordered to pay $4m in compensatory damages to victim’s family, as well as $45.2m in punitive damages

ABC News

Chris Dawson awaits murder trial verdict, Britney Spears makes new conservatorship allegations, and NASA calls off moon rocket launch — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Inquiry begins in court over whether confidential medical records of Sandy Hook parents ended up in the wrong hands

WATERBURY, Conn. — Text messages and email correspondence about the transfer of confidential medical records were produced in court this week at an inquiry by the judge presiding over the Alex Jones defamation trial into how, or even if the highly personal records were improperly disclosed by Jones’ lawyers.

The Independent UK

Alex Jones juror breaks silence on tense deliberations in Sandy Hook case

Jurors first deliberated whether the Sandy Hook parents warranted any damages at all

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