Alex Jones’ $49.3M verdict and the future of misinformation

What does Alex Jones’ US$49.3M verdict mean for the future of misinformation?

Alex Jones is facing a hefty price tag for his lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre — US$49.3 million in damages, and counting, for claiming the nation’s deadliest school shooting was a hoax — a punishing salvo in a fledgling war on harmful misinformation.

Alex Jones’ $49.3-million verdict and the future of misinformation

What does the verdict against Alex Jones mean for the larger misinformation ecosystem, a world that the Infowars conspiracy theorist helped build?

Alex Jones' $49.3M verdict and the future of misinformation

Courts have long held that falsehoods damaging the reputation of a person or business aren't protected as free speech, but lies about subjects, like science, history or the government, are.

What does Alex Jones's verdict mean for the future of misinformation?

InforWars' Alex Jones will pay a hefty price for his conspiracy — but in a world of fake news, what does the verdict mean for the misinformation ecosystem?

Alex Jones' $49.3M verdict and the future of misinformation

Courts have long held that falsehoods damaging the reputation of a person or business aren't protected as free speech, but lies about subjects, like science, history or the government, are.

What the Alex Jones’ $49.3M verdict means for the future of misinformation

U.S. courts have long held that defamatory statements — falsehoods damaging the reputation of a person or a business — aren’t protected as free speech, but lies about other subjects, like science, history or the government, are.