Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars’ Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax
Summary
A Texas court has reduced the $50 million judgment against Alex Jones to $1.5 million for falsely claiming the 2012 school shooting was a hoax. This decision does not affect a separate $1.4 billion judgment against him in Connecticut for similar claims.Key Facts
- Alex Jones founded Infowars and falsely said the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.
- A Texas appeals court lowered the damages from $50 million to $1.5 million.
- The court ruled the Sandy Hook parents did not prove harassment caused by Jones surpassed Texas's $750,000 damage limit.
- The reduction is a legal win for Jones, but the bigger $1.4 billion judgment in Connecticut remains in place.
- The lawsuit was brought by parents Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose son Jesse Lewis was killed in the 2012 shooting.
- The 2022 verdict was the first time Jones was held financially responsible for spreading false claims about the event.
- Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, have declared bankruptcy.
- Legal issues related to the bankruptcy are still ongoing.
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