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
Fight back tears and finally get the chance to face off against a conspiracy theorist Alex Jonesthe parents of a 6-year-old child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting described enduring a ‘living hell’ of death threats, harassment and ongoing trauma over the past decade caused by Jones using his media platforms to … Read more
New York CNN Business — Parents of a child who was murdered in the 2012 Sandy Hook shootings gave moving testimony in a Texas court on Tuesday, telling a jury that lies pushed by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones have stained their son’s inheritance and tormented them for years. The jury hearing the case will … Read more
For a man so angry about being pushed into ‘kangaroo court’, Alex Jones seems to be doing his best to poke fun at the ongoing libel lawsuit filed against him by Sandy Hook’s parents. The final afternoon of scheduled testimony in Jones’ two-week trial got off to a rocky start on Tuesday, with the judge … Read more
