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Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars’ Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax
- A Texas court reduced a $50 million judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones to $1.5 million, addressing his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.
- Plaintiffs Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis sued Jones after he falsely claimed the Newtown, Connecticut massacre, which killed their 6-year-old son Jesse Lewis, was a government-staged hoax.
- The Texas Third Court unanimously ruled that Heslin and Lewis failed to show evidence of harassment exceeding the state's $750,000 damage cap, validating defense attorney Andino Reynal's post-trial prediction.
- A separate $1.4 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut remains unaffected by this ruling, while Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, continue navigating bankruptcy proceedings.
- Although this specific award was reduced, the 2022 case established a foundational legal precedent holding Jones liable for his massacre claims, with bankruptcy proceedings determining asset distribution.
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Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax
A Texas court has slashed a $50 million judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones to $1.5 million over falsely calling the 2012 Newtown school shooting a hoax.
·New York, United States
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