Infowars founder and conspiracy peddler Alex Jones has been ordered to pay more than $1 billion for lies he has told over the years about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Connecticut, a monumental fine that has left many wondering when the victims will ever receive their payout.
Jones on Wednesday was ordered to pay upward of $965 million in damages to eight families of the deceased shooting victims and an FBI agent who responded to the scene of the 2012 massacre as a consequence for describing the incident as a government"false flag," while wrongfully labeling the victims' families as"crisis actors.
ALEX JONES ORDERED TO PAY UPWARD OF $965 MILLION TO FAMILIES OF SANDY HOOK VICTIMS IN DEFAMATION TRIAL The plaintiffs' attorneys are"never going away," Signorelli said, adding,"They're going to be on his back for at least the next 20 years to collect on this judgment." "So the damage reward could be lower, but it's still going to be astronomical, even if it is lowered. And it might not be lowered," Signorelli said.
Although Jones said Wednesday that he had less than $2 million on hand, a forensic economist testified during the Texas trial in August and estimated Jones's entire net worth with his business entities to be between $135 million and $270 million.
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