Opinion: Alex Jones Deserves To Spend His Life In Misery
5 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Alex Jones Deserves To Spend His Life In Misery

Huff Post  

Because Alex Jones repeatedly claimed that the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary that took the lives of 20 children was “staged,” Scarlett Lewis not only had to grieve the loss of her 6-year-old son, Jesse, she also had to contend with harassment from people who believed her child’s death was faked. And my son existed.” Lewis told Jones, a man who has long trafficked in conspiracy theories for money: “I know you know that, and that’s the problem.” That sentiment alone best explains how a suit that sought at least $150 million in damages resulted in the jury rewarding Jones’ plaintiffs $1.5 billion. Last week, a bankruptcy judge ruled Alex Jones does not yet have to turn over the Infowars bank accounts to the Sandy Hook families he owes millions. What’s been described in The New York Times as an “increasingly acrimonious battle between two groups of Sandy Hook families” has, to Jones’ delight, delayed the shuttering of Infowars.

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Alex Jones can't avoid his debt to Sandy Hook families — forced to liquidate his Infowars empire
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Alex Jones can't avoid his debt to Sandy Hook families — forced to liquidate his Infowars empire

Salon  

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones agreed Thursday to liquidate his personal assets to pay off some of the $1.5 billion in damages he owes to families of Sandy Hook victims for lies he told about the 2012 school massacre, NBC News reported. “Converting the case to Chapter 7 will hasten the end of these bankruptcies and facilitate the liquidation of …

Alex Jones offers to pay Newtown families at least $55 million over school shooting hoax conspiracy
1 year ago

Alex Jones offers to pay Newtown families at least $55 million over school shooting hoax conspiracy

Associated Press  

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ latest bankruptcy plan would pay Sandy Hook families a minimum total of $55 million over 10 years, a fraction of the $1.5 billion awarded to the relatives in lawsuits against Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school shooting a hoax. The families, meanwhile, have filed their own proposal seeking to liquidate nearly all of Jones’ assets, …

Judge rules Alex Jones can’t use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying Sandy Hook families
1 year, 2 months ago

Judge rules Alex Jones can’t use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying Sandy Hook families

LA Times  

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones takes the witness stand to testify at the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Conn., on Sept. 22, 2022. A Texas judge has ruled that Infowars host Alex Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying more than $1.1 billion to families who sued over his conspiracy theories that the Sandy …

Alex Jones spent $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families who sued him have yet to see a dime
1 year, 3 months ago

Alex Jones spent $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families who sued him have yet to see a dime

LA Times  

As Alex Jones continues telling his “Infowars” audience about his money problems and pleads for them to buy his products, his own documents show life is not all that bad — his net worth is around $14 million and his personal spending topped $93,000 in July alone, including thousands of dollars on meals and entertainment. The conspiracy theorist and his …

Alex Jones bankruptcy docs reveal he's been "holding firearms" for Jan. 6 rioters
1 year, 10 months ago

Alex Jones bankruptcy docs reveal he's been "holding firearms" for Jan. 6 rioters

Salon  

Infowars founder Alex Jones is currently facing bankruptcy after being hit with $1.5 billion in damages owed to the families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting he publicly claimed was a hoax. In a Huffpost article reporting on the details of the filing, they claim to have heard from Jones himself that the guns in question belong to …

Alex Jones files for bankruptcy after being ordered to pay $1.5bn for his Sandy Hook lies
2 years ago

Alex Jones files for bankruptcy after being ordered to pay $1.5bn for his Sandy Hook lies

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Alex Jones has filed …

Far-right US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones files for bankruptcy
2 years ago

Far-right US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones files for bankruptcy

Al Jazeera  

Jones faces nearly $1.5bn in court-ordered judgements for spreading lies about 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary. Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has filed for bankruptcy, after courts in the United States ordered the Infowars host to pay nearly $1.5bn for spreading lies about the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The hearing would have dealt with the Sandy Hook …

Alex Jones brazenly hits back at $1billion defamation verdict
2 years, 2 months ago

Alex Jones brazenly hits back at $1billion defamation verdict

Daily Mail  

Alex Jones has brazenly attacked a defamation verdict that ordered him to pay nearly $1billion to the families of Sandy Hook victims - branding it 'the devil coming after us'. In February he transferred ownership to his wife Erica This six-acre estate, 20 miles from Jones' Austin home, is still owned by the broadcaster, it is believed How much each …

Alex Jones’ attorney says he will not testify again in Sandy Hook trial after claiming judge wants to jail him
2 years, 2 months ago

Alex Jones’ attorney says he will not testify again in Sandy Hook trial after claiming judge wants to jail him

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones …

Alex Jones declines to put on a defense in defamation trial
2 years, 2 months ago

Alex Jones declines to put on a defense in defamation trial

Associated Press  

WATERBURY, Conn. — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones decided not present any defense Wednesday at his defamation trial in Connecticut and was back in Texas in advance of closing arguments over how much he should pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax. The jury of three men and three women is being asked …

Alex Jones trial latest: Sandy Hook dad recalls stranger’s vile verbal assault after 4 years of Infowars lies
2 years, 2 months ago

Alex Jones trial latest: Sandy Hook dad recalls stranger’s vile verbal assault after 4 years of Infowars lies

The Independent  

✕ Close Sandy Hook father Robbie Parker testifies in the Alex Jones defamation trial The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, …

Alex Jones punished by Connecticut judge before latest defamation trial begins
2 years, 3 months ago

Alex Jones punished by Connecticut judge before latest defamation trial begins

Raw Story  

A Connecticut judge imposed sanctions on Alex Jones for his “egregious” refusal to turn over evidence to Sandy Hook families suing him for defamation. Judge Barbara Bellis sanctioned the right-wing conspiracy theorist Tuesday morning at the start of his second defamation trial after his legal team failed to turn over Google Analytics to the plaintiffs, which she said had been …

What’s next for Alex Jones after $49M Sandy Hook verdict?
2 years, 4 months ago

What’s next for Alex Jones after $49M Sandy Hook verdict?

Associated Press  

DALLAS — The nearly $50 million defamation verdict against Alex Jones for his years of lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre is far from a final reckoning. Russ Horton, an Austin attorney, said it’s “almost a surety” that the damages against Jones will be cut to conform with the law, either by an appeals court or the trial …

Alex Jones’ $49.3M verdict and the future of misinformation
2 years, 4 months ago

Alex Jones’ $49.3M verdict and the future of misinformation

Associated Press  

Alex Jones is facing a hefty price tag for his lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre — $49.3 million in damages, and counting, for claiming the nation’s deadliest school shooting was a hoax — a punishing salvo in a fledgling war on harmful misinformation. “Alex Jones was attacking individuals,” said Stephen D. Solomon, a law professor and founding …

Alex Jones remains defiant after court orders him to pay millions; blames George Soros
2 years, 4 months ago

Alex Jones remains defiant after court orders him to pay millions; blames George Soros

The Independent  

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Alex Jones’ $49.3-million verdict and the future of misinformation
2 years, 4 months ago

Alex Jones’ $49.3-million verdict and the future of misinformation

LA Times  

Alex Jones is facing a hefty price tag for his lies about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre — $49.3 million in damages, and counting for claiming the nation’s deadliest school shooting was a hoax — a punishing salvo in a fledgling war on harmful misinformation. “Alex Jones was attacking individuals,” said Stephen D. Solomon, a law professor and founding …

Let’s be honest — real justice wasn’t served in the Alex Jones trial
2 years, 4 months ago

Let’s be honest — real justice wasn’t served in the Alex Jones trial

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Alex Jones, the liar and provocateur …

Alex Jones and his company worth up to $270 million, economist testifies
2 years, 4 months ago

Alex Jones and his company worth up to $270 million, economist testifies

LA Times  

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company Free Speech Systems are worth up to $270 million, an economist testified Friday to a jury trying to determine if Jones should have to pay punitive damages to the family of a 6-year-old killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. Bernard Pettingill, who was hired by the plaintiffs to study Jones’ …

Alex Jones Hit With $45 Million Ruling In Damages For Sandy Hook Lies
2 years, 4 months ago

Alex Jones Hit With $45 Million Ruling In Damages For Sandy Hook Lies

Huff Post  

“Did you know 12 days ago your attorneys messed up and sent me an entire digital copy of your entire cellphone, with every text message you’ve sent for the past two years?” Attorney Mark Bankston asked Jones on the stand. “And when informed did not take any steps to identify those texts as privileged?” Jones did not know, and was …

Alex Jones lawyers' 'colossal error' has put them in danger of going to jail: CNN legal analyst
2 years, 4 months ago

Alex Jones lawyers' 'colossal error' has put them in danger of going to jail: CNN legal analyst

Raw Story  

Attorneys representing Alex Jones apparently sent opposing counsel a full copy of their client's mobile phone data by accident -- and CNN legal analyst Paul Callan thinks it could put them in legal hot water. RELATED: 'Serious as a heart attack': How Alex Jones just opened the door for much more serious consequences Callan then elaborated why these lawyers' best …

Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’
2 years, 4 months ago

Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — For years, bombastic far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ranted to his millions of followers that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, that children weren’t killed and that parents were crisis actors in an elaborate ruse to force gun control. Under oath and facing a jury that could hit him with $150 million or …

Alex Jones busted: How the Sandy Hook trial could lead to accountability for Donald Trump
2 years, 4 months ago

Alex Jones busted: How the Sandy Hook trial could lead to accountability for Donald Trump

Salon  

Until Wednesday, Infowars founder and host Alex Jones seemed unfazed about the possibility of consequences. Jones spent that time raving about how the parents were being manipulated by a "Democrat" conspiracy, calling the judge a "goblin," and falsely claiming that he was being railroaded. On Thursday, Bankston said in court that he's producing Jones' phone records to the committee immediately …

Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million
2 years, 4 months ago

Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million

LA Times  

Alex Jones attempts to answer a question about his text messages Wednesday during his defamation trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas. A Texas jury on Thursday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, …

Alex Jones concedes that Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’
2 years, 4 months ago

Alex Jones concedes that Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’

LA Times  

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones told a Texas courtroom Wednesday that he now believes the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School occurred. Under oath and facing a jury that could hit him with damages of $150 million or more for his false claims, Jones said Wednesday he now realizes his actions were irresponsible and believes that what happened in the …

Alex Jones Gloats About Bankruptcy Plot To Tie Up Sandy Hook Damages 'For Years'
2 years, 4 months ago

Alex Jones Gloats About Bankruptcy Plot To Tie Up Sandy Hook Damages 'For Years'

Huff Post  

Jones was found liable for defamation last year in cases in Connecticut and Texas for repeatedly insisting that the 20 first-grade children killed in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut — and their devastated parents — were actors in a fake anti-gun stunt staged by the U.S. government. The trial in Texas, where …

Sympathetic portrayal of Alex Jones rebuked as ‘hypocrisy’
2 years, 4 months ago

Sympathetic portrayal of Alex Jones rebuked as ‘hypocrisy’

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A producer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s media company tried to paint a sympathetic portrait of him Thursday as a jury decides how much in financial damages he should pay for his past claims that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school was a hoax — a move that lawyers for parents of a child slain …

DOJ implicates Alex Jones in potential 'abuse of the bankruptcy system' just before court hearing
2 years, 8 months ago

DOJ implicates Alex Jones in potential 'abuse of the bankruptcy system' just before court hearing

Raw Story  

The United States Department of Justice issued a warning on Thursday that InfoWars founder Alex Jones's emergency bankruptcy filing is potentially an "abuse of the bankruptcy system." As reported by the New York Times' Elizabeth Williamson, a regional DOJ trustee in Texas has filed an objection to Jones's bankruptcy declaration, which it claims may be a sham to avoid paying …

Alex Jones’ Infowars files for bankruptcy in fallout after Sandy Hook lawsuits
2 years, 8 months ago

Alex Jones’ Infowars files for bankruptcy in fallout after Sandy Hook lawsuits

The Independent  

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Alex Jones’ Infowars files for bankruptcy protection
2 years, 8 months ago

Alex Jones’ Infowars files for bankruptcy protection

LA Times  

Infowars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the website’s founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax. “Alex Jones is just delaying the inevitable: a public trial in which he will be held accountable for his profit-driven campaign of lies against the Sandy Hook families …

Alex Jones accused of hiding assets over Sandy Hook lawsuits
2 years, 8 months ago

Alex Jones accused of hiding assets over Sandy Hook lawsuits

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Alex Jones is facing a new lawsuit in Texas over accusations that the Infowars host hid millions of dollars in assets after families of Sandy Hook victims began taking him to court. “After Alex Jones was sued for claiming the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary was a hoax, the infamous conspiracy theorist conspired to divert his assets …

Alex Jones appears for questioning in Sandy Hook lawsuit
2 years, 8 months ago

Alex Jones appears for questioning in Sandy Hook lawsuit

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — Alex Jones was questioned Wednesday by lawyers for families of Sandy Hook victims in Connecticut, where a judge had ordered the Infowars host to face mounting fines until he appeared for a deposition. But Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis said there wasn’t enough evidence that Jones was too sick to attend and ordered him to come to Connecticut …

Alex Jones appears for questioning in Sandy Hook lawsuit
2 years, 8 months ago

Alex Jones appears for questioning in Sandy Hook lawsuit

LA Times  

Alex Jones was being questioned Wednesday by lawyers for families of Sandy Hook victims in Connecticut, where a judge had ordered the Infowars host to face mounting fines until he appeared for a deposition. But Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis said there wasn’t enough evidence that Jones was too sick to attend and ordered him to come to Connecticut for questioning …

Alex Jones’ troubles pile up as Sandy Hook families reject his settlement offer: report
2 years, 8 months ago

Alex Jones’ troubles pile up as Sandy Hook families reject his settlement offer: report

Salon  

InfoWars host Alex Jones recently put in a settlement offer in hopes of resolving the lawsuit he is facing from the relatives of those who died as a result of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. According to HuffPost, Jones offered $120,000 per plaintiff to resolve the lawsuit which accuses him of defamation due to his repeated circulation of conspiracy …

Abcarian: Alex Jones discovers he's not above the law
3 years ago

Abcarian: Alex Jones discovers he's not above the law

LA Times  

Alex Jones is liable for damages in defamation lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Never one for consistency, he also claimed the victims had never existed, nor had their school, which one of his frequent guests often said was actually a “toxic waste dump.” When the families of victims finally sued …

Alex Jones liable for defamation in Sandy Hook ‘hoax’ case
3 years, 1 month ago

Alex Jones liable for defamation in Sandy Hook ‘hoax’ case

Associated Press  

A Connecticut judge found Infowars host Alex Jones liable by default Monday in a defamation lawsuit brought by parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting over the conspiracy theorist’s claims that the massacre was a hoax. It’s not guilty until proven guilty.” Judge Barbara Bellis took the rare step of issuing a default judgment in the …

Alex Jones cries foul after court rules he must pay for his Sandy Hook conspiracy theories
3 years, 2 months ago

Alex Jones cries foul after court rules he must pay for his Sandy Hook conspiracy theories

Salon  

Far-right radio host Alex Jones on Thursday claimed that the First Amendment was "crucified" because of three rulings that hold Jones responsible for defaming the families of children who were killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. The decision, first reported by The Huffington Post, effectively resolves three years-long lawsuits filed by the parents of the victims, who claimed damages …

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