Texas slashes $50m judgment against Alex Jones over false claim Sandy Hook shooting was hoax
Summary
A Texas appeals court reduced a $50 million damage award against Alex Jones to $1.5 million. This case relates to Jones falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a fake event.Key Facts
- Alex Jones is the founder of the website Infowars.
- He claimed the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax, which is false.
- A court in Texas initially ordered Jones to pay $50 million to Sandy Hook parents.
- The Texas appeals court lowered the amount to $1.5 million.
- The court said the parents did not prove enough harassment to exceed Texas's $750,000 damage limit for such cases.
- This Texas ruling does not change a separate $1.4 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut.
- Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, were found legally responsible for damages related to their false claims.
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