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
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