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The fate of Alex Jones is a small battle won in the war against alternative facts

The Sandy Hook conspiracy peddler’s courtroom rout shows truth can triumph, but there is no guarantee it always will

The Guardian - UK

Alex Jones’ $49.3M verdict and the future of misinformation

Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing a hefty price tag for his lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre — $49.3 million in damages and counting — for claiming the nation’s deadliest school shooting was a hoax

The Independent UK

Roger Stone claims lawyer deliberately leaked Alex Jones texts: ‘Sue this guy’

Alex Jones and Roger Stone were both figures in the “Stop the Steal” rallies that took place before and during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

The Independent UK

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Alex Jones has to pay $45million to parents of Sandy Hook victim over ‘lies’

One parent said both Alex Jones and Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza were bullies

Evening Standard

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

How Alex Jones helped mainstream conspiracy theories become part of American life

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay millions in damages for spreading lies about the Sandy Hook school massacre. But even if the penalties shut down Infowars, his influence will remain.

WEKU

Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents victim $45.2 million in damages

Jesse Lewis, six, was killed along with 19 other first graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012

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Alex Jones hit with $45.2 million in punitive damages over Sandy Hook

A Texas jury punished conspiracy-peddler Alex Jones with a $45.2 million judgment Friday — just a day after awarding a family he defamed $4.1 million in damages.

Tribune News Service

Jury awards parents of Sandy Hook victim more than $45 million in punitive damages in Alex Jones defamation case

Lawyers for the parents asked the jury to end Jones’ “gold rush of fear and misinformation.” He’ll owe a total of nearly $50 million to the parents.

The Texas Tribune

Who is Alex Jones? Why does Infowars host have to pay $965m to Sandy Hook families?

The right-wing conspiracy theorist made money by peddling false claims about the tragedy

Evening Standard

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

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

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

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

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Tribune News Service

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.

AFP

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $4.1 mn in Sandy Hook damages

Washington (AFP) - A Texas jury on Thursday ordered far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million in damages to the parents of a child who was killed in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

WEKU

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.

The Independent UK

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

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Daily Mirror

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 Independent UK

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

AFP

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones loses mistrial bid in Sandy Hook case

Washington (AFP) - A Texas judge on Thursday denied a request for a mistrial by Alex Jones after his lawyers mistakenly turned over the far-right conspiracy theorist's cellphone records to the opposing attorneys.

The Guardian - US

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

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

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.

The Independent UK

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

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