Aug 04 Jan. 6 panel is asking for Alex Jones’ texts, Sandy Hook attorney says By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Mark Bankston said in court that the committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol has requested the digital records. Continue reading
Aug 03 Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was ‘100 percent real’ By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was "100 percent real."… Continue reading
Aug 02 The father of 6-year-old killed at Sandy Hook says Alex Jones made his life a ‘living hell’ By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press The father of a 6-year-old killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has testified that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones made his life a "living hell" by pushing claims the murders were a hoax. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: Oak Fire near Yosemite begins to slow as heat wave hits Pacific Northwest In our news wrap Tuesday, rising humidity slowed the spread of the Oak Fire burning near Yosemite National Park as a new heat wave scorches the Pacific Northwest, heavy rains inundated the St. Louis area, the Senate is set to… Continue watching
Jul 26 Testimony to start in civil lawsuit against Alex Jones, who falsely said Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press A Texas jury will hear the first testimony in a civil lawsuit to decide how much Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents for falsely telling his audience that the deadliest classroom shooting… Continue reading
Apr 18 Infowars files for bankruptcy as founder Alex Jones faces lawsuits By Associated Press Infowars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the website’s founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits. Continue reading
Dec 31 Judge orders Alex Jones to pay $100,000 in Sandy Hook case By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Jones is being ordered to pay the legal fees in a defamation lawsuit brought by the parents of a 6-year-old who was among the 26 people killed in the Newtown, Connecticut, attack at an elementary school. Continue reading
Sep 06 Twitter permanently bans Infowars’ Alex Jones, citing abusive behavior By Associated Press Twitter says Jones won't be able to create new accounts on Twitter or take over any existing ones. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 6:41 Twitter and Facebook face lawmaker concerns over policing their platforms Twitter and Facebook, the world's largest social media giants, told the senators investigating Russia's tactics during the U.S. elections that they had improved their defenses, but some still lawmakers believe the companies need regulation. Meanwhile, the question of whether social… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 8:44 Why kicking Alex Jones off social media is not legally censorship iTunes, Facebook, Spotify and YouTube have all removed conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ audio and video content from their platforms, saying he violated their hate-speech policies. P.J. Tobia takes a closer look at his media operation, and William Brangham examines the… Continue watching