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Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars’ Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- A Texas court reduced Alex Jones' $50 million judgment to about $6 million over false claims that the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax, citing state laws limiting damages.
- The ruling does not affect a separate $1.25 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut, where he was also found liable for defamation and emotional distress to Sandy Hook families.
- Jones has filed for bankruptcy and continues to appeal the judgments, claiming a First Amendment victory and vowing to fight the remaining damages in the state Supreme Court.
- The Texas court upheld $4.1 million in compensatory damages but cut punitive damages from over $45 million to $1.5 million to comply with state caps.
- The satirical site The Onion attempted to acquire Jones' Infowars assets during bankruptcy proceedings to parody his content, but the auction was overturned by a federal judge.
