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Jurors resume deliberations in second Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation trial

Jones claimed for years that the massacre was staged by the government as part of a plot to take away Americans' guns.

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 ALEX JONES talks to media outside the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas, which this week ruled he must pay bereaved parents compensation for falsely claiming the Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax

Alex Jones: The American lie machine spreading across the world

Alex Jones is called up to testify at the Travis County Courthouse during the his defamation trial, in Austin, US, August 2, 2022.

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

 Alex Jones attempts to answer questions about his emails asked by Mark Bankston, lawyer for Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, during trial at the Travis County Courthouse, Austin, Texas, US, August 3, 2022.

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


Alex Jones found in contempt of court in Sandy Hook lawsuit

His lawyers had sought to explain his absence by claiming that "Jones was remaining at home under his doctor's supervision when, in fact, he was working at his studios and broadcasting his show."

 Right-wing radio talk show host Alex Jones speaks during a rally at Freedom Plaza, ahead of the U.S. Congress certification of the November 2020 election results, during protests in Washington, US, January 5, 2021

Alex Jones loses Sandy Hook defamation lawsuit

Alex Jones and Infowars media spread claims that the shooting that killed 20 first-graders and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax, leading to the lawsuit being filed.

 Right-wing radio talk show host Alex Jones speaks during a rally at Freedom Plaza, ahead of the U.S. Congress certification of the November 2020 election results, during protests in Washington, US, January 5, 2021

Father of Jewish Sandy Hook victim awarded $450,000 in defamation suit

A jury in Wisconsin determined the amount to be paid to Leonard Pozner, whose 6-year-old son Noah was the youngest of the 26 people killed at the Connecticut school.

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Father of Jewish Sandy Hook massacre victim wins lawsuit against deniers

A Wisconsin judge ruled Monday that Pozner had been defamed by authors James Fetzer and Mike Palacek. A trial to decide damages has been set for October.

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