A week after kick disgraced British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaving, John Oliver returned to the Last week tonight office on Sunday to weigh in on the libel trial of lopsided conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who was found guilty of falsely claiming that the Sandy Hook Massacre was a “hoax” filled with “actors”. The jury … Read more
On Friday, a jury in Texas, Alex Jones’ home state, unanimously decided to punish him, up to $45.2 millionon $4.1 million they had already ordered him to pay to the parents of Jesse Lewis, 6, who died in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The libel suit concerned Jones’ regular rants on his Infowars … Read more
New York CNN — The decision of the Texas jury last week have the face of Alex Jones punitive damages of more than $45 million in a lawsuit filed by the parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim Jesse Lewis was a “10-year account,” said CNN chief media correspondent Brian Stelter. Two Chicago-based podcast hosts have … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury ordered Friday conspiracy theorist Alex Jones pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre, adding to the $4.1 million he must pay for the pain he caused them by claiming for years that the nation’s deadliest … Read more
New York CNN Business — A Texas jury has decided to award Alex Jones $45.2 million in punitive damages in a lawsuit brought by the parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim Jesse Lewis. The award, which the judge could reduce, came a day after the jury awarded $4.1 million in compensatory damages. Jurors began deliberating … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Thursday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million — significantly less than the $150 million sought — in compensatory damages to the parents of a boy from 6-year-old killed in the Sandy Hook massacre, marking the first time the Infowars host has been … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An attorney for the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre who is suing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false allegations about the attack said Thursday the committee of the United States House on January 6 had requested two years of Jones’ telephone records. Attorney … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For years, the explosive far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones told his millions of followers that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax, that the children were not killed, and that the parents were crisis actors in an elaborate ruse to force control of the fire arms. Under … Read more
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified Wednesday that he now understood it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believed it was “100% real”. Speaking a day after the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the 2012 attack testified to the suffering, … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified Wednesday that he now understood it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believed it was “100% real”. Speaking a day after the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the 2012 attack … Read more
