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  1. Article · Aug 22, 2026 · JIM VERTUNO - Associated Press

    Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax (opens the original)

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    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment to about $6 million against Infowars founder Alex Jones after he falsely claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting was a hoax. The ruling does not affect a $1.25 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut, but is a legal victory for him after he and his company, Free Speech Systems, were found liable for damages for claiming the mass shooting didn’t happen. Despite the multiple financial judgment

  2. Article · Aug 22, 2026 · By JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press August 21, 2026 4 minutes to read

    Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax (opens the original)

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    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to pay families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre over his false claims that one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history was a hoax. The Infowars founder can only be forced to pay about $6 million, the Texas Third Court of Appeals ruled in a unanimous opinion, citing state laws that limit lawsuit damages. The ruling does not affect a separate $1.25 b

  3. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Jim Vertuno

    Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax (opens the original)

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    AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment to $1.5 million against Infowars founder Alex Jones after he falsely claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting was a hoax. The ruling does not affect a $1.25 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut, but is a legal victory for him after he and his company, Free Speech Systems, were found liable for damages for claiming the mass shooting didn’t happen. Despite the multiple financial judgments against

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