Judge orders Alex Jones to pay $100,000 in Sandy Hook case

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $100,000 in another court setback over the Infowars host using his show to promote falsehoods that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax. Jones is being sued for defamation in Austin, Texas, by the parents of a 6-year-old who... Read More

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Alex Jones, Sandy Hook

September 26, 2019

Court to hear Alex Jones’ appeal in Sandy Hook case

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s highest court is set to hear arguments on whether conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was wrongly penalized for an outburst on his internet show against a lawyer for relatives of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims. The state Supreme Court hearing is scheduled for Thursday. Relatives of eight of 20 children... Read More

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Alex Jones, Sandy Hook

June 19, 2019

Newtown parents score a win in growing fight against hoaxers

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won a defamation lawsuit against the authors of a book that claimed the shooting never happened — the latest victory for victims’ relatives who have been taking a more aggressive stance against conspiracy theorists. The book, “Nobody Died... Read More

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Alex Jones, Newtown, Sandy Hook

June 18, 2019

Newtown parents score a win in growing fight against hoaxers

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May 20, 2019

Judge refuses to toss suit over Pepe the Frog poster sales

A federal judge will let a jury decide whether conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars website had a legal right to sell a poster featuring the image of Pepe the Frog, a cartoon character that became hijacked by far-right extremists. U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald refused Thursday to throw out a copyright infringement lawsuit that Pepe’s... Read More

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February 14, 2019

Infowars host ordered to sworn deposition in Sandy Hook case

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has ruled that Infowars host Alex Jones must undergo a sworn deposition in the defamation case brought against him by family members of Sandy Hook school shooting victims. Discussions on Jones’ web show have called the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax, and lawsuits by families of... Read More

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Alex Jones, Infowars, Sandy Hook

November 5, 2018

New defense for Infowars in copyright case? “Pepe the Toad”

The internet trolls who turned Pepe the Frog into a hate symbol may be disappointed to hear a new claim about the cartoon character’s origins, courtesy of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars website. Infowars’ attorneys claim in a court filing Thursday that Pepe the Frog creator Matt Furie based his character on a “pre-existing, strikingly... Read More

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Alex Jones, Infowars

August 31, 2018

Judge denies Alex Jones effort to dismiss Sandy Hook lawsuit

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A judge has denied conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ request to dismiss a lawsuit surrounding the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre that he has called a hoax. The Infowars host is being sued for defamation in Texas by the parents of a 6-year-old who was among the 20 children and six... Read More

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Alex Jones

August 20, 2018

Alex Jones accused of destroying evidence in defamation case

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was accused in court filings Friday of destroying evidence relevant to the case of families from Sandy Hook Elementary School who are suing him for claiming the massacre was a hoax. Attorneys for two Sandy Hook victims noted that Jones said during a recent broadcast of his... Read More

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Alex Jones

August 7, 2018

Apple removes Alex Jones content from iTunes, podcast platforms

Facebook and Spotify on Monday joined Apple in purging content created by nutjob conspiracy theorist Alex Jones off their platforms — condemning the InfoWars creator’s ravings as hate speech. Facebook said in a statement Monday that it had “unpublished” the Alex Jones Channel Page, the Alex Jones Page, the InfoWars Page and the Infowars Nightly... Read More

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August 2, 2018

‘Infowars’ host doesn’t attend hearing in Sandy Hook lawsuit

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones wasn’t in court Wednesday as his attorneys argued that the “Infowars” host who has called the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax didn’t defame one victim’s parents who say they’ve been tormented by his followers and forced to move seven times. The hearing included more... Read More

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Alex Jones, Infowars

July 24, 2018

Infowars host Alex Jones moves to dismiss Sandy Hook lawsuit

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones argued he was acting as a journalist, comparing himself to the Washington Post reporters who uncovered the Watergate scandal, when he questioned the official narrative of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting on his talk show. In written arguments filed Friday, the right-wing radio host moved to... Read More

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Alex Jones, Sandy Hook

May 24, 2018

Families of Sandy Hook victims sue Infowars’ Alex Jones

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Six more families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims sued right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for alleged defamation Wednesday for claiming the shooting was a hoax and the relatives are paid actors. An FBI agent who responded to the shooting joined the families as a plaintiff... Read More

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Alex Jones, Sandy Hook

April 18, 2018

The Latest: Host Alex Jones responds to Sandy Hook lawsuits

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Latest on Sandy Hook families’ lawsuits against right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones (all times local): 7:30 p.m. Right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has responded to the families of slain Sandy Hook Elementary School students who have filed lawsuits against him for claiming the shooting... Read More

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Judge orders Alex Jones to pay $100,000 in Sandy Hook case

Court to hear Alex Jones’ appeal in Sandy Hook case

Newtown parents score a win in growing fight against hoaxers

Newtown parents score a win in growing fight against hoaxers

Judge refuses to toss suit over Pepe the Frog poster sales

Infowars host ordered to sworn deposition in Sandy Hook case

New defense for Infowars in copyright case? “Pepe the Toad”

Judge denies Alex Jones effort to dismiss Sandy Hook lawsuit

Alex Jones accused of destroying evidence in defamation case

Apple removes Alex Jones content from iTunes, podcast platforms

‘Infowars’ host doesn’t attend hearing in Sandy Hook lawsuit

Infowars host Alex Jones moves to dismiss Sandy Hook lawsuit

Families of Sandy Hook victims sue Infowars’ Alex Jones

The Latest: Host Alex Jones responds to Sandy Hook lawsuits

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