Nation Oct 22 Alex Jones seeks new trial after $965 million verdict in Sandy Hook lawsuit 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… By Dave Collins, Associated Press
Nation Oct 12 Watch 5:43 Jury orders conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay Sandy Hook families nearly $1 billion 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… By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings
Nation Oct 07 Watch 7:57 Jury deciding how much money Alex Jones will pay Sandy Hook families for years of lies 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… By Stephanie Sy, Dorothy Hastings
Nation Sep 12 Second trial set to begin for Alex Jones in Sandy Hook hoax case 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. By Dave Collins, Associated Press
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
Aug 23 Watch 7:30 He was a witness in Charlottesville. Then the death threats and conspiracy theories began. By PBS NewsHour Brennan Gilmore filmed the moment when a car plowed into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville, killing one woman and injuring 19 others. When he made his video public and spoke out to the news media, he became the target… Continue watching