Court slashes US$50M judgment against Infowars’ Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax

A Texas court has slashed the US$50 million judgment to US$1.5 million against Infowars founder Alex Jones over falsely calling 2012 school shooting a hoax.

A Texas appeals court has reduced a $50 million judgment against Alex Jones for falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a staged hoax to $1.5 million. The ruling stems from a 2022 trial in which Jones, a Texas-based right-wing political commentator and conspiracy theorist, was found liable b

The ruling does not affect a $1.4 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut, but is a significant legal victory for for him after he and his company, Free Speech Systems, were found liable for damages for claiming the mass shooting didn't happen.

A Texas court has slashed a $50 million judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones to $1.5 million over falsely calling the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school shootings a hoax

A Texas appeals court cut a $50 million judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones to $1.5 million. A much larger $1.4 billion judgment in Connecticut still stands.

Appeals court slashes judgment to $1.5m in a significant legal victory for the rightwing Infowars founder A Texas appeals court has slashed the $50m judgment to $1.5m against Alex Jones, founder of the rightwing platform Infowars, over falsely calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut a hoax.

Court Slashes $50M Judgment Against Alex Jones Over False Sandy Hook Claims  HuffPost

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

Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax  Toronto Star

Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax  AP News