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ALEX JONES


DeSantis wants to ban federal digital currency, despite debunking of concerns

DeSantis called on the Legislature to pass a law forbidding the use of Centralized Banking Digital Currency, or CBDC, in Florida, which he called a backdoor attempt at pushing “woke ideology.”

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Alex Jones transferring assets to family and friends, evading payments to Sandy Hook families: NYT

Infowars host Alex Jones has transferred millions of dollars’ worth of assets to family and friends, potentially shielding his wealth from the nearly $1.5 billion in legal damages he owes to the families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims, according to The New York Times. Jones was ordered last fall to pay more than $1.4 billion…

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Alex Jones would get $520,000 salary under bankruptcy plan

Alex Jones’ company has proposed a plan in its bankruptcy case to pay the conspiracy theorist $520,000 a year, while leaving $7 million to $10 million annually to pay creditors, including relatives of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims.

Alex Jones would get $520,000 salary under bankruptcy plan

Alex Jones' media company has proposed a plan in its bankruptcy case to pay the conspiracy theorist $520,000 a year while leaving $7 million to $10 million annually to pay off creditors, including relatives of Sandy Hook shooting victims. The Sandy Hook families won nearly $1.5 billion in lawsuits last year against the Infowars host, for his calling the 2012 shooting that killed 20 children and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut, a hoax perpetrated by crisis actors. The families also said they were harassed and threatened by Jones' followers.

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In video, Proud Boys leader discussed plan to meet Alex Jones at Capitol

The video links Jones to the Proud Boys' plans that day, though Jones’s lawyer claimed the leader was "presumably bragging about a connection he didn’t have."

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Alex Jones claims authorities want to take his expensive cat because he's bankrupt. He's leaving out the fact he gave his wife and parents $1.3 million last year.

Bankrupt InfoWars founder Alex Jones, who owes almost $1.5 billion to Sandy Hook families, claimed authorities want his expensive cat.

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Bankrupt Alex Jones, who owes almost $1.5 billion to relatives of Sandy Hook victims, is spending nearly $100k a month

InfoWars' Alex Jones is spending nearly $100,000 a month. He owes more than a billion in damages to the families of Sandy Hook victims.

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Alex Jones is ‘holding firearms’ for Jan. 6 rioters, bankruptcy docs show

A filing of personal financial disclosures does not state why Jones is holding the weapons for the rioters or where they are located.

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Tucker Carlson's messages with Alex Jones are revealed: 3 takeaways - The Washington Post

How far into the land of kooky conspiracies can Fox News host Tucker Carlson drift? As far as texting Alex Jones — that's how far.

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Piers Morgan's Wild Alex Jones Interview Is A Tire Fire That Doesn't End Well

“You don’t want freedom, Piers,” Jones screeched before the interview came to a sudden close.

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Alex Jones lawyer suspended for sharing medical records of Sandy Hook families

Norman Pattis, a lawyer who represents conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, was suspended Thursday from practicing law in Connecticut for six months.

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Alex Jones lawyer suspended 6 months over records release

A lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been suspended from practicing law in Connecticut for six months.

Alex Jones lawyer suspended 6 months over records release

A lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been suspended from practicing law in Connecticut for six months for improperly giving other Jones' attorneys in Texas confidential documents, including the medical records of relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The ruling by Judge Barbara Bellis on Thursday afternoon came in the families' lawsuit against Jones for repeatedly calling the shooting a hoax on his Infowars show, which resulted in Jones being ordered to pay more than $1.4 billion in damages after a jury trial in Connecticut last year.

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Alex Jones' motion to set aside Sandy Hook verdict denied

A Connecticut judge on Thursday denied Infowars host Alex Jones' motion seeking a new trial and the overturning of a jury verdict requiring him to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Chris Mattei, an attorney for the Sandy Hook families, said in a statement that the court “has now affirmed the jury’s historic and just rebuke of Alex Jones.” Jones' attorney Norm Pattis called it “an expected and disappointing decision" and said they would be heading to the appellate courts.

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Celebrities who filed for bankruptcy

They may have famous names and big careers, but these celebs also ran into financial trouble.

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Publix heiress was willing to spend $3 million on Jan. 6 rally, documents show

Groups controlled by Charlie Kirk received $1.25 million for buses bringing people to Washington and rally promotion.

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Judge allows Sandy Hook cases against Jones to proceed

Cases can move forward against Alex Jones regarding the nearly $1.5 billion he's ordered to pay families of Sandy Hook victims over his conspiracy theories about the 2012 school massacre, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled Monday, but the families can't yet pursue collection efforts against the Infowars host. Judge Christopher Lopez approved an order that attorneys for Jones, his media company and the Sandy Hook families had all agreed to. The order lifts a stay that automatically halted the cases when Jones filed for bankruptcy.

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Ye’s hate-spewing, career-tanking descent through the alt-media

As Kanye West spewed more antisemitism, there was always another low-rated cable show, podcast or webcast willing to host the fallen star.

washingtonpost.com

Kanye West’s honorary degree rescinded by School of the Art Institute of Chicago for antisemitic comments

The school said it "condemns and repudiates" Ye as it rescinded the honorary doctorate it awarded the Chicago-raised artist in 2015.

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Alex Jones, who mocked Sandy Hook families and swore they'd never be paid, says he has less than 1% of what he owes them

Alex Jones said in a court filing he only has a tiny fraction of the amount he was ordered to pay the families of Sandy Hook victims.

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Alex Jones Goes to War With Kanye West and Nick Fuentes Over ‘Homoerotic’ Hitler Fascination

Zach Roberts/Getty ImagesFar-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has gone to war against white nationalist Nick Fuentes and Kanye West.The boiling over of tensions follows Jones hosting the duo on his show last week, where the now-infamous rapper proclaimed his “love” for Hitler.On Tuesday morning, however, Jones attempted to distance himself from West and Fuentes while being interviewed by right-wing YouTuber Steve Crowder. One of Jones's central claims was his argument that Fuentes and West h

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After the January 6th Committee

It will cease to exist, as a result of the Republicans’ regaining control of the House. Can the committee’s work move forward without the committee itself?

newyorker.com

Antisemitic celebrities stoke fears of normalizing hate

A surge of anti-Jewish vitriol spread by celebrities is stoking fears that public figures are normalizing hate and ramping up the risk of violence.

Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy; owes nearly $1.5 billion to Sandy Hook families for hoax lies

Jones said on his show Infowars that he is "officially out of money."

cbsnews.com

Infowars Host Alex Jones Files For Personal Bankruptcy

Alex Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, listing $1 billion to $10 billion in liabilities and $1 million to $10 million in assets.

newsy.com

The Far Right Is Getting What It Asked For

With Ye on Infowars and Elon Musk lifting the floodgates on Twitter, the right wing is getting the free-speech thunderdome of its dreams. Or nightmares.

theatlantic.com

Alex Jones files for bankruptcy following $1 billion Sandy Hook verdicts

The filing comes just two months after a jury ordered him to pay $965 million to the families of those killed at Sandy Hook, a massacre that Alex Jones lied about for years on his InfoWars broadcasts.

npr.org

Infowars host Alex Jones files for bankruptcy protection, court records show

The bankruptcy filing by Alex Jones comes weeks after he was ordered to pay more than $1 billion to the family of Sandy Hook massacre victims.

cnbc.com

Infowars host Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy

Infowars host Alex Jones has filed for personal bankruptcy protection in Texas.

Alex Jones files for bankruptcy as he owes nearly $1.5B to Sandy Hook families

The Infowars founder lost a series of court battles over his years of lies that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.

washingtonpost.com

Ye says 'I see good things about Hitler' on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' show

The rapper previously known as Kanye West made a series of antisemitic comments, declaring "I love Jewish people, but I also love Nazis." Ye was on the show alongside white-nationalist Nick Fuentes.

npr.org

Rapper Ye under fresh denunciation for Hitler praise in Alex Jones interview

Alex Jones's Infowars aired an interview with a fully masked Ye, formerly Kanye West, in which the rapper praised the Nazi leader.

washingtonpost.com

Musk says Twitter has suspended rapper Ye over swastika post

Twitter has suspended rapper Ye after he tweeted a picture of a swastika merged with the Star of David.

Kanye West Slams Obama In New Interview, Says 'We Got To Stop Dissing The Nazis All The Time'

It appears the artist formerly known as Kanye West has officially gone off the deep end.

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GOP Committee Account Deletes 'Kanye. Elon. Trump' Tweet After Ye Praises Hitler

The tweet was removed during an InfoWars broadcast where Ye told Alex Jones, “We got to stop dissing Nazis all the time.”

news.yahoo.com

Elon Musk's Twitter Reinstates Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

The Georgia Republican's reinstatement comes after Musk over the weekend reinstated the account of former President Donald Trump.

newsy.com

Elon Musk's Twitter reinstates Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Elon Musk's Twitter has reinstated the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was banned in January for violating the platform's COVID misinformation policies.

Sandy Hook families sued Alex Jones. Then he started moving money around.

Alex Jones was losing in court. Parents of children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School had sued him and his media company for defamation after he repeatedly claimed the 2012 massacre in Connecticut was a hoax. Fans of the Infowars host had harassed and threatened grieving families. By the summer of 2020, two of the lawsuits weren't going his way.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. As the potential for damages mounted,

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Sandy Hook families sued Alex Jones. Then he started moving money around.

Records show how Jones began transferring millions from his media company to firms that he or his family members controlled.

washingtonpost.com

Musk restores Trump's Twitter account after online poll

Elon Musk has reinstated Donald Trump’s account on Twitter, reversing a ban that has kept the former president off the social media site since a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress was poised to certify Joe Biden’s election victory.

Storming Capitol was 'really stupid,' Oath Keeper testifies

A former Ohio bar owner who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style stack formation with fellow members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group has testified that it was a “really stupid” decision.

Alex Jones ordered to pay $473 million more in damages to Sandy Hook victims' families by Connecticut judge

A Connecticut judge ordered Alex Jones to pay $473 million more in punitive damages to the families of victims who died during the Sandy Hook massacre.

foxnews.com

Alex Jones Ordered To Pay $473M More To Sandy Hook Families

Six jurors ordered the Infowars host to pay $965 million to compensate 15 plaintiffs for defamation, emotional distress and unfair business practices.

newsy.com

Judge orders Alex Jones to pay $473 million more to Sandy Hook families

The order comes nearly a month after Jones was ordered to pay $965 million in damages over his lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting.

washingtonpost.com

Connecticut judge orders Alex Jones to pay another $473 million to Sandy Hook families

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company have been ordered to pay an extra $473 million to families and an FBI agent for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.

cbsnews.com

Alex Jones ordered to pay $473M more to Sandy Hook families

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company have been ordered to pay an extra $473 million to families and an FBI agent for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.

Alex Jones ordered to pay $473M more to Sandy Hook families

Infowars host Alex Jones and his company were ordered by a judge Thursday to pay an extra $473 million for promoting false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook school massacre, bringing the total judgment against him in a lawsuit filed by the victims’ families to a staggering $1.44 billion. Connecticut Judge Barabara Bellis imposed the punitive damages on the Infowars host and Free Speech Systems. Jones repeatedly told his millions of followers t he massacre that killed 20 first graders and six educators was staged by “crisis actors” to enact more gun control.

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Alex Jones's Assets Are Frozen by Judge in Sandy Hook Case

(Bloomberg) -- Infowars host Alex Jones was temporarily blocked from transferring any assets or spending money other than for ordinary living expenses by the judge overseeing the Sandy Hook defamation trial in Connecticut.Most Read from BloombergMusk’s First Email to Twitter Staff Ends Remote WorkSam Bankman-Fried’s $16 Billion Fortune Is Eviscerated in DaysUS Inflation Slows More Than Forecast, Gives Fed Downshift RoomFTX Warns of Bankruptcy Without Rescue for $8 Billion ShortfallMeta to Cut 11

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Lawyer: Punishment needed for Alex Jones' Sandy Hook claims

A lawyer for Sandy Hook families said Monday that significant punitive damages need to be imposed on Alex Jones to deter him and other conspiracy theorists from continuing to tell their followers the 2012 Newtown shooting was a hoax, in addition to the nearly $1 billion he already has been ordered to pay victims' relatives. Attorney Christopher Mattei's comments came during a video conference hearing before a Connecticut judge on how much punitive damages the Infowars host and his company, Free Speech Systems, should pay victims' families. In a hypothetical calculation, the families' lawyers say punitive damages could total $2.75 trillion, but they have not asked for a specific amount.

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Infowars website staffer pleads guilty to storming Capitol

A Texas man described as a video editor for the conspiracy theory-promoting Infowars website has pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol.

Alex Jones Trial Moves To Punitive Damages Phase

The plaintiffs' lawyers have suggested damages could total $2.75 trillion, but the judge will decide on the amount after hearings Friday and Monday.

newsy.com

Alex Jones trial moves to punitive damages phase

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing the possibility of having billions more dollars added onto the amount he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Misinformation thrives on video site popular with far-right

Researchers say nearly 1 in 5 videos suggested by YouTube in response to a search for terms related to next week's elections came from untrustworthy sources.

Why conspiracy theories about Paul Pelosi's assault keep circulating

Fringe websites, a tech CEO and members of Congress all spread false claims about the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband. The strains of narratives that they leverage is anything but.

npr.org

Clarification: Media-BBC's Fake Americans story

In a story published November 1, 2022, The Associated Press reported that the BBC worked with the Pew Research Center in coming up with fake profiles of Americans that the BBC used in its examination of social media disinformation.

Fans in 'Fight Antisemitism' shirts courtside at Nets game

Fans wearing “Fight Antisemitism” shirts occupied some courtside seats at the Brooklyn-Indiana game on Monday night, days after Nets guard Kyrie Irving tweeted out a link to a film that includes anti-Jewish tropes.

Kyrie Irving defends right to post what he wants on social media, gets into heated argument with reporter

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving was hit with questions about the decision to post about an antisemitic film on social media after Saturday night's game.

foxnews.com

Musk takes over Twitter and faces social media crash course

Twitter’s newly minted owner, the self-described “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk, is about to get a crash course on global content moderation.

Irving says he embraces all religions, defends right to post

Kyrie Irving says he embraces all religions, defiantly defending his right to post whatever he believes after the Brooklyn Nets owner was disappointed that Irving appeared to back an antisemitic film.

Musk took over Twitter. Then some users began testing chaos

Shortly after Elon Musk took control of Twitter, some conservative personalities wasted no time to jump on the platform and recirculate long-debunked conspiracy theories in a tongue-in-cheek attempt to “test” whether Twitter’s policies on misinformation were still being enforced.

Jan. 6 trial highlights missed warnings before Capitol siege

The seditious conspiracy trial against the Oath Keepers founder and four associates is raising fresh questions about intelligence failures in the run-up to the Capitol riot that appear to have allowed the anti-government group and other extremists to mobilize in plain sight.

Alex Jones Seeks New Trial After $1B Sandy Hook Verdict

A lawyer for the Sandy Hook families says they will oppose Jones' request.

newsy.com

Alex Jones seeks new trial after $1 billion Sandy Hook verdict

Jones filed the requests Friday, saying Judge Barbara Bellis' pretrial rulings resulted in an unfair trial and "a substantial miscarriage of justice."

cbsnews.com

Alex Jones seeks new trial after $1B Sandy Hook verdict

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a Connecticut judge to throw out a nearly $1 billion verdict against him and order a new trial in a lawsuit by Sandy Hook families over Jones' lies that the 2012 Newtown school shooting was a hoax.

Alex Jones seeks new trial after $1B Sandy Hook verdict

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a Connecticut judge to throw out a nearly $1 billion verdict against him and order a new trial in a lawsuit by Sandy Hook families, who say they were subjected to harassment and threats from Jones' lies about the 2012 Newtown school shooting. Jones filed the requests Friday, saying Judge Barbara Bellis' pretrial rulings resulted in an unfair trial and “a substantial miscarriage of justice.” “Additionally, the amount of the compensatory damages award exceeds any rational relationship to the evidence offered at trial," Jones' lawyers, Norm Pattis and Kevin Smith, wrote in the motion.

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The challenge of building a social network around right-wing grievance

Kanye West's problem is not censorship and buying Parler will not help.

washingtonpost.com

'You're On Tape': J.D. Vance Caught In A Lie During Ohio Senate Debate

The GOP candidate denied saying conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was a credible source of information. But he did.

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The Martyrdom of Alex Jones

Right-wing anger over a defamation judgment reflects disgust at seeing the rules applied to them.

theatlantic.com

Is Alex Jones verdict the death of disinformation? Unlikely

The award of nearly $1 billion to parents of Sandy Hook shooting victims to compensate for harmful lies spread by fabulist Alex Jones isn't likely to do much to curb disinformation, experts say.

Trump has been subpoenaed, Biden hasn't. So...Republicans and Democrats are both flawed?

As midterms approach, former President Donald Trump gets a subpoena while Joe Biden get chicken enchiladas. Which is worse? It's really hard to tell.

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$1B judgment against Alex Jones not the final word

The nearly $1 billion judgment against Alex Jones for spreading false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre bought long-sought relief to family members and hopes the eye-popping figure would deter people from broadcasting falsehoods.

Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million for Sandy Hook lies

A Connecticut jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $965 million to Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims’ relatives and an FBI agent.

No verdict yet from jury in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook trial

A Connecticut jury has yet to reach a verdict after its first full day of deliberations in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ defamation trial over his calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax.

EXPLAINER: Jurors weigh cost of Alex Jones' Sandy Hook lies

A Connecticut jury is deliberating on how much conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company must pay victims’ families for calling the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School a hoax.

Jury begins deliberations in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook trial

A Connecticut jury has begun deliberations in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ defamation trial over his calling the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School a hoax.

Lawyers: Arizona GOP chair pleaded Fifth to Jan. 6 panel

An attorney for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol told a federal judge in Phoenix on Tuesday that Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward refused to answer the committee’s questions at a deposition.

Father: Jones Sandy Hook lies forced move from Connecticut

A father whose 6-year-old daughter was killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting says his family gets hit by another round of abuse whenever conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says something on his show about the massacre.

Father testifies of pain inflicted by Sandy Hook deniers

Ian Hockley testified Tuesday that he was ridiculed online as a “party boy” and an actor after posting a video of the memorial service for his 6-year-old son, who was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre.

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes' path: From Yale to jail

Oath Keepers militia group founder Stewart Rhodes was once a promising Yale Law School graduate.

Alex Jones testifies in trial over his Sandy Hook hoax lies

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones took the stand Thursday at his trial in Connecticut to try to limit the damages he must pay for calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.

Sandy Hook families testify about threats, fear of deniers

Two parents of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre and the daughter of the school’s slain principal testified Wednesday of the fear and pain they have suffered from being targeted with threats by those who believe the lie that the shooting was a hoax.

Witness questioned about Jones criticism of Sandy Hook trial

Alex Jones' criticism of his trial in Connecticut over calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax has become a topic of the proceedings.

Infowars sales spiked as Jones talked about Sandy Hook

Infowars revenues and website viewership spiked around the time of one of Alex Jones’ shows in 2014 when he talked about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting being a hoax.

Sandy Hook witnesses testify about Alex Jones' hoax claims

A sister of a teacher killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre and an FBI agent who responded to the shooting have both emotionally described what it has been like to be accused of being crisis actors by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and others.

Trial set to begin for Alex Jones in Sandy Hook hoax case

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to go on trial a second time for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax and causing several victims' relatives emotional and psychological harm.

Alex Jones lawyer takes the Fifth during Sandy Hook hearing

A lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones invoked his right against self-incrimination during a civil court hearing in Connecticut over the possible improper disclosure of confidential medical records of relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.

Case against Alex Jones can proceed, Connecticut judge says

A federal bankruptcy judge has cleared the way for a defamation lawsuit in Connecticut to proceed against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

What's next for Alex Jones after $49M Sandy Hook verdict?

The nearly $50 million defamation verdict against Alex Jones for his years of lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre is not a final reckoning.

Alex Jones’ $49.3M verdict and the future of misinformation

Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing a hefty price tag for his lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre — $49.3 million in damages and counting — for claiming the nation’s deadliest school shooting was a hoax.

Alex Jones ordered to pay $45.2M more over Sandy Hook lies

A Texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a child who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, adding to the $4.1 million he has to pay for the suffering he put them through by claiming for years that the nation’s deadliest school shooting was a hoax.

How Alex Jones' bombastic behavior impacts him in court

Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones bulled through the first trial that could decimate his personal fortune and media empire in his usual way.

Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4M

A Texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre over Jones' repeated public claims that the attack was a hoax.

Sandy Hook lawyer: Jan. 6 panel asked for Alex Jones' texts

An attorney for two parents suing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre says the U.S. House Jan. 6 committee has requested two years’ worth of records from Jones’ phone.

Sandy Hook parents: Alex Jones claims created 'living hell'

The parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre say conspiracy theorist Alex Jones made their lives a “living hell” by repeatedly pushing false claims that the killings were a hoax.

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

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says he now understands he was irresponsible to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax, and he now believes it was “100% real.”.

EXPLAINER: Is Alex Jones’ trial about free speech rights?

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones arrived at the start of his Texas defamation trial for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School attack a hoax with the words “Save the 1st” scrawled on tape covering his mouth.

Psychiatrist says Sandy Hook parents fear for their lives

A psychiatrist says that the parents of a Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim live with a complex form of post-traumatic stress disorder and a constant fear that followers of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will kill them.

Alex Jones' media company files for bankruptcy amid trial

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company Free Speech Systems has filed for bankruptcy, but his attorney says it shouldn't disrupt the defamation damages trial underway in Texas that seeks to force Jones to pay $150 million or more to the family of one of the children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School attack.

Election conspiracies grip Nevada community, sowing distrust

The resignation of a county elections clerk in a rural county in Nevada has opened a window into the long-term consequences of election conspiracy theories.

Detective: Alex Jones 'most dangerous' type of attack denier

An attorney for the parents of one of the children who were killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting told jurors that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones repeatedly “lied and attacked the parents of murdered children” when he told his Infowars audience that the 2012 attack was a hoax.

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