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How Alex Jones helped mainstream conspiracy theories become part of American life

9:28am August 06, 2022

by Shannon Bond

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay millions in damages for spreading lies about the Sandy Hook school massacre. But even if the penalties shut down Infowars, his influence will remain.

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InfoWars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay just under $50 million in damages to a pair of parents whose son was killed in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary.

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A jury tags Alex Jones with $45.2 million in punitive damages for 2 Sandy Hook parents

7:39pm August 05, 2022

Jones, the creator and face of the conspiracy-peddling website InfoWars, is on the hook for a total of $49.3 million for spreading falsehoods about the 2012 mass shooting at an elementary school.

Alex Jones attempts to answer questions about his text messages during the Sandy Hook trial in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday.

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A jury will decide if Alex Jones has to pay punitive damages to Sandy Hook parents

12:58pm August 05, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Jones is being sued for defamation by the parents of a first grader killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 for saying the school shooting was a hoax on his radio show.

Infowars founder Alex Jones listens to a supporter at the Texas State Capital building on April 18, 2020 in Austin, Texas.

A jury says InfoWars' Alex Jones must pay 2 Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million

7:01pm August 04, 2022

The InfoWars host and creator will have to pay $4.1 million to two parents whose 6-year-old son was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012. Jones spent years claiming the mass shooting as a hoax.

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A video showing Alex Jones is shown as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing on July 12.

The Jan. 6 committee is asking for data from Alex Jones' phone, a lawyer says

2:03pm August 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

An attorney representing two parents who sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre said the House committee has requested records from Jones' phone.

Alex Jones arrives at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin on Tuesday.

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Alex Jones concedes that the Sandy Hook attack was '100% real'

2:16pm August 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax.

Neil Heslin, father of 6-year-old Sandy Hook shooting victim Jesse Lewis, becomes emotional while testifying in the trial of Alex Jones on Tuesday in Austin, Texas.

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The father of a Sandy Hook victim says Alex Jones has made his life a 'living hell'

5:08pm August 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in 2012, testified that he has endured online abuse, anonymous phone calls and harassment on the street.

Alex Jones arrives at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas, on July 26, 2022, with a piece of tape over his mouth that reads "save the 1st."

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Alex Jones' media company files for bankruptcy during defamation damages trial

3:25am July 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

Free Speech Systems filed for bankruptcy amid the trial underway seeking to force Jones to pay $150 million or more to the family of one of the children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook attack.

Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 5, 2018. A Texas judge on Wednesday pushed back a trial over how much Jones should pay the families of Sandy Hook victims.

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Alex Jones' trial to determine payments to Sandy Hook families is delayed

4:53pm April 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

A Texas judge pushed back the first jury trial over how much the conspiracy theorist should pay the families of Sandy Hook victims. Jones' Infowars company sought bankruptcy protection this week.

Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones rallies pro-Trump supporters outside the Maricopa County Recorder's Office, on Nov. 5, 2020, in Phoenix.

InfoWars files for bankruptcy in the face of lawsuits over Sandy Hook shooting denial

12:05pm April 18, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Founder Alex Jones, who's repeatedly called the 2012 shooting at a Connecticut elementary school a hoax, has been sued several times by the victims' families for defamation and emotional distress.