Oct 22 Alex Jones seeks new trial after $965 million verdict in Sandy Hook lawsuit By Dave Collins, Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a Connecticut judge to throw out a nearly $1 billion verdict against him and order a new trial in a lawsuit by Sandy Hook families, who say they were subjected to harassment and threats… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 5:43 Jury orders conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay Sandy Hook families nearly $1 billion By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay nearly $1 billion for the lies he spread about the Sandy Hook school massacre in 2012. Jones falsely claimed the attack was a hoax and accused a grieving parent of being… Continue watching
Oct 12 Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million to Sandy Hook families By Associated Press The verdict is the second big judgment against the Infowars host over his relentless promotion of the lie that the 2012 massacre never happened. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 7:57 Jury deciding how much money Alex Jones will pay Sandy Hook families for years of lies By Stephanie Sy, Dorothy Hastings A Connecticut jury will soon decide how much money conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has to pay families from the Sandy Hook shooting. That's part of a defamation suit filed after Jones lied and called the shooting a hoax and the… Continue watching
Oct 06 Jury hears closing arguments in Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook trial By Dave Collins, Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press A Connecticut jury has heard closing arguments in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' defamation trial over his calling the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School a hoax. Continue reading
Sep 22 Alex Jones testifies in Connecticut trial over his Sandy Hook hoax lies By Dave Collins, Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones took the stand Thursday at his defamation trial in Connecticut as he tried to limit the damages he must pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax. Continue reading
Sep 12 Second trial set to begin for Alex Jones in Sandy Hook hoax case By Dave Collins, Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to go on trial a second time for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax and causing several victims' relatives emotional and psychological harm. Continue reading
Aug 05 Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3M in total damages over false Sandy Hook conspiracy theories By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press A Texas jury on Friday ordered Infowars’ Alex Jones to pay $49.3 million in total damages to the parents of a first-grader killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, which the conspiracy theorist falsely called a hoax orchestrated… Continue reading
Aug 04 Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press The jury’s decision Thursday marks the first time the Infowars host has been held financially liable for falsely claiming that the attack that killed 20 children and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut, was staged. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 5:42 News Wrap: Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency In our news wrap Thursday, the Biden administration declared a public health emergency over monkeypox as the number of U.S. cases passed 6,600, President Biden tests positive for COVID for a sixth consecutive day, China retaliates in a dispute over… Continue watching