Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones failed in his bid to slash a nearly $50 million defamation verdict against him over his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting was a hoax.
DALLAS - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Tuesday failed in his bid to slash a nearly $50 million defamation verdict against him over his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting was a hoax.
Plaintiffs Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis testified that they suffered years of harassment and abuse at the hands of Jones' followers, who falsely believed they lied about their six-year-old son Jesse Lewis' death. Jones’ attorney, Andino Reynal, said the ruling contradicts "decades of precedent" and that he will appeal.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs argued that Jones and his company knew that victims’ families were being harassed but continued to spread falsehoods about the shooting because it was profitable.
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