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Alex Jones sees Texas damages cut but still faces more than $1 billion in Connecticut
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- Alex Jones remains liable to pay over $1 billion for defamation related to his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting was staged, despite a Texas court reducing part of the damages by over $40 million.
- The Texas court ruling lowered punitive damages from more than $40 million to $1.5 million but left about $6 million intact; the decision does not affect the larger $1.25 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut.
- Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, filed for bankruptcy amid multiple financial judgments, leading to the loss of the Infowars platform, though Jones continues to broadcast on other websites and sell merchandise.
- The Onion has sought to take over Infowars’ trademarks and intellectual property to transform the conspiracy site into a parody platform, with some proceeds from merchandise sales supporting Sandy Hook families.
- The Sandy Hook families have yet to collect any damages from Jones, who continues to appeal the rulings and maintains that his legal battles are a fight for free speech.
