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Let’s Praise the Bravery of the Sandy Hook Families

“A lot of folks are centering Alex Jones when they should be centering Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis,” said Dan Friesen, expert on Infowars.

Texas Observer

Alex Jones sent ‘nude photo’ of his wife to Roger Stone, Sandy Hook lawyer claims

‘That intimate photo was sent to Roger Stone, and I don’t know if that was consensual’

The Independent UK

John Oliver eviscerates Alex Jones over Sandy Hook defamation trial: ‘You f***ed with info and this time info f***ing won’

‘Guess what, Alex? You f***ed with info and this time info f***ing won,’ Oliver said

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‘He has done more to further the cause of hate in the US than almost anyone’: the rise and fall of Alex Jones

For years, the Infowars provocateur has made millions of dollars spreading lies and disinformation on social media. Last week in a Texas court, he finally saw some comeuppance. But will this be the end of him – or is it just a temporary setback?

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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

Irish Mirror

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

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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…

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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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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.

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

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

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

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