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Jury awards $45.2 million in punitive damages in Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial

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The total is less than the $150 million sought by Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis. Lewis' 6-year-old son Jesse Lewis was among the 20 children and six educators killed. Jones still faces two other defamation lawsuits from Sandy Hook families. An economist testified Friday that Jones and the company are worth up to $270 million.

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The Daily Caller

Jury Orders Alex Jones To Pay Additional $45.2 Million In Punitive Damages To Sandy Hook Family

An Austin, Texas, jury ordered InfoWars host Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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WND

Alex Jones trial ordered to pay $45.2M in punitive damages

Alex Jones (Video screenshot)(FOX 7 AUSTIN) – The jury has handed down a second verdict in the Alex Jones defamation damages trial. The Infowars founder has been ordered to pay $45.2M in punitive damages in addition to the more than $4 million he was ordered Thursday to pay to the parents of one of the Sandy Hook shooting victims.Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of Jesse Lewis who died in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementar…

3 years ago·Medford, United States

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Wonkette

Alex Jones Ordered To Pay 45 Million More (Possibly Symbolic) Dollars To Sandy Hook Family

Texas has a cap on punitive damages, so we'll see

3 years ago·United States

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Vanity Fair

“Stop Alex Jones”: Sandy Hook Conspiracy Theorist Ordered to Pay Nearly $50 Million in Damages To Victim's Parents

The Infowars host had repeatedly called the 2012 massacre a “giant hoax.”

3 years ago·United States

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Mashable

Alex Jones ordered to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to Sandy Hook parents

After four years of litigation, Alex Jones will have to pay for his lies about Sandy Hook.

3 years ago·United States

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Le Monde

Etats-Unis : le complotiste Alex Jones condamné à verser près de 50 millions de dollars à des parents pour avoir nié la tuerie de Sandy Hook

Ce fondateur d’un site d’extrême droite avait affirmé que la pire attaque dans une école américaine, en 2012, n’était qu’une mise en scène pilotée par des opposants aux armes à feu.

3 years ago·Paris, France

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