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Alex Jones' Sandy Hook defamation trial begins in Texas

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The jury could deal Jones a major financial blow that would put his constellation of conspiracy peddling businesses into deeper jeopardy.

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  1. Alex Jones' Sandy Hook defamation trial finally set to begin in Texas

    Headline from ABC 10 Sacramento ·

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    Alex Jones' Sandy Hook defamation trial begins in Texas

    Headline from KVUE ·

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  1. Bowling Green Daily News

    Alex Jones' defamation trial finally set to begin in Texas (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    Bowling Green Daily News's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to face a defamation trial over his false comments that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax. Jury selection is scheduled

  2. Fox10 Phoenix

    Alex Jones' Sandy Hook defamation trial finally set to begin in Texas (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Alex Jones is facing a defamation trial over his false comments that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax. Jury selection begins Monday.

  3. Omaha World-Herald

    Jury selection starts for Alex Jones' defamation trial (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to face a defamation trial over his false comments that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax. Jury selection began Monday

  4. Newsweek

    Alex Jones defamation trial on Sandy Hook to begin in Texas (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "Infowars" host Alex Jones is being sued for claiming that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax.

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Alex Jones’ Defamation Trial Finally Set to Begin in Austin, Texas (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Jury selection is set for Monday in a trial that will determine for the first time how much Infowars host Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents for falsely telling his audience that the deadliest classroom shooting in U.S. history was a hoax.

  6. WMUR

    Alex Jones' defamation trial set to begin in Texas (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to face a defamation trial over his false comments that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax.

  7. The Times of Israel

    After months of delays, Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook defamation trial finally set to begin (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Jury selection set in Texas for proceedings to determine how much Infowars host must pay parents of school shooting victims for falsely saying massacre didn't happen

  8. NBC News

    Alex Jones' Sandy Hook defamation trial set to finally begin in Texas (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The trial comes after months of delays. Jones has racked up fines for ignoring court orders and he put Infowars into bankruptcy protection just before the trial was originally set to start in April.

  9. KVUE

    Alex Jones' Sandy Hook defamation trial begins in Texas (opens KVUE)

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    KVUE's feed description

    The jury could deal Jones a major financial blow that would put his constellation of conspiracy peddling businesses into deeper jeopardy.

  10. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Jury selected for Alex Jones' Sandy Hook defamation trial (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to face a defamation trial over his false comments that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax. A jury was selected

  11. NBC Chicago

    Trial Begins in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Damages Lawsuit (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    A Texas jury is hearing the first testimony Tuesday in a civil lawsuit to decide how much Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents for falsely telling his audience that the deadliest classroom shooting in U.S. history was a hoax.

  12. Omaha World-Herald

    Testimony to begin in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook damages lawsuit (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    A Texas jury will hear the first testimony in a lawsuit to decide how much Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents for

  13. CNN

    Sandy Hook parents ask jury to return $150 million verdict in defamation suit against Alex Jones (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The lawyer for two Sandy Hook families that have sued right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a jury on Tuesday to award his clients $150 million in damages in a trial that will determine how much money they receive.

  14. The Guardian

    Sandy Hook defamation jury told of Alex Jones’s ‘massive campaign of lies’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Infowars founder ‘attacked the parents of murdered children’ by telling audience shooting in which 26 died was a hoax, court hears

  15. NBC New York

    Trial Begins in Texas in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Damages Lawsuit (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones repeatedly “lied and attacked the parents of murdered children” when he told his Infowars audience that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, an attorney for one of the victim’s parents said Tuesday at the outset of a civil trial to determine how much J…

  16. PBS NewsHour

    Testimony to start in civil lawsuit against Alex Jones, who falsely said Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    A Texas jury will hear the first testimony in a civil lawsuit to decide how much Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents for falsely telling his audience that the deadliest classroom shooting in U.S. history was a hoax.

  17. CBS News

    Alex Jones damages trial over his false claims Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax underway (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Families of the Sandy Hook victims said they were subject to harassment and death threats from Jones' followers over his claims that the shooting was a hoax.

  18. MyNorthwest

    Testimony to start in Alex Jones' Sandy Hook damages lawsuit (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A Texas jury will hear the first testimony Tuesday in a civil lawsuit to decide how much Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex

  19. Al Jazeera

    Trial begins in Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook damages case (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US radio host Alex Jones had said a school shooting where 20 children and six school staff were killed was fabricated.

  20. Courthouse News Service

    Alex Jones appears in Texas court for damages phase of Sandy Hook defamation case (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    In opening arguments, attorneys for the parents of a child killed in the 2012 Connecticut elementary school shooting detailed the Infowars host’s baseless claims that the massacre was staged and asked jurors to award them $150 million in damages.

  21. Fox7 Austin

    Jury selection for Alex Jones trial begins (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist and Infowars host, was ruled liable for defamation after claiming the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax.

  22. Fox7 Austin

    Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation trial continues (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    The conspiracy theorist and Infowars host was ruled liable for defamation after claiming the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax. Now the chosen jury will have to determine how much money two of the families get paid.

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