Published 2 years ago

Jury finds Alex Jones must pay $4.1 million for Sandy Hook hoax claims

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The parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre had sought at least $150 million. The jury must still decide how much the Infowars host must pay in punitive damages. Jones himself said any award over $2 million "would sink us"

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Times of India

Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4m

US News: AUSTIN, TEXAS: A Texas jury Thursday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million - significantly less than the $150 million bei.

2 years ago·India

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BBC News

Alex Jones must pay $4m in damages for Sandy Hook hoax claims

The parents of a child killed in the shooting say they endured harassment because of the radio host's claims.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ordered to pay $4.1m over false Sandy Hook claims

The jury in Alex Jones’s defamation trial on Thursday ordered the far-right conspiracy theorist to pay $4.1m in damages over his repeated claims that the deadly Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than US$4M

A Texas jury Thursday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than US$4 million, significantly less than the $150 million being sought, in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook massacre, marking the first time the Infowars host has been held financially liable for repeatedly claiming the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history was a hoax.

2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

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

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Jury finds Alex Jones must pay $4.1 million for Sandy Hook hoax claims

U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay parents of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre at least $4.1 million for falsely claiming the shooting was a hoax, a Texas jury said on Thursday.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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