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Alex Jones takes the stand week into defamation trial over Sandy Hook lies

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He arrived in Connecticut earlier this week, but this is his first time in the courtroom for this case and testifying.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Alex Jones Makes First Appearance at Sandy Hook Trial in Connecticut (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Jones has already been found liable for damages the lawsuit’s plaintiffs — an FBI agent who responded to the 2012 shooting and relatives of eight children and adults who were killed at the Newtown, Connecticut, school.

  2. Portland Press Herald

    Alex Jones gives contentious testimony over Sandy Hook hoax lies (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    A jury is deciding how much he and the his Infowars parent should pay the victims families.

  3. Bowling Green Daily News

    Alex Jones set to testify in trial over Sandy Hook hoax lies (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    Bowling Green Daily News's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to make his first courtroom appearance and begin testifying in a trial in Connecticut over how much in damages he must pay for calling

  4. Sioux City Journal

    Alex Jones testifies in trial over his Sandy Hook hoax lies (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has taken the stand to testify in a trial in Connecticut over how much in damages he must pay for calling the Sandy Hook school shooting

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Alex Jones testifies in defamation trial over his lies about Sandy Hook massacre (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones takes the stand in a trial over how much he must pay in damages for calling the Sandy Hook school massacre a hoax.

  6. FOX 61 Hartford

    Alex Jones takes the stand week into defamation trial over Sandy Hook lies (opens FOX 61 Hartford)

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    FOX 61 Hartford's feed description

    He arrived in Connecticut earlier this week, but this is his first time in the courtroom for this case and testifying.

  7. Fox26 Houston

    Alex Jones takes the stand in trial over his Sandy Hook hoax lies (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is trying to limit damages he must pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.

  8. NBC 6 South Florida

    Alex Jones Expected to Testify in Connecticut Trial Over Sandy Hook Hoax Lies (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Seven days into his trial for calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is expected to make his first courtroom appearance and begin testifying Thursday, as he and his lawyer try to limit damages he must pay to families who lost loved ones in the massacre.

  9. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Alex Jones to Make Courtroom Appearance Thursday, Testify About Sandy Hook Hoax Lies During Trial (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Seven days into his trial for calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is expected make his first courtroom appearance and begin testifying Thursday, as he and his lawyer try to limit damages he must pay to families who lost loved ones in the massacre.

  10. Shore News Network

    Alex Jones begins testimony in Sandy Hook defamation trial (opens Shore News Network)

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    Shore News Network's feed description

    By Jack Queen (Reuters) - U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones took the stand on Thursday in a trial to decide how much he must pay families of victims of

  11. Local News 8

    Alex Jones takes the stand in second Sandy Hook defamation trial over his false 'hoax' claims (opens Local News 8)

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    By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Alex Jones, the notorious far-right conspiracy theorist who falsely promoted the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax, took the stand Thursday morning in a trial that will determine how much he will have to pay the families of victims.

  12. Local News 8

    Alex Jones grilled by Sandy Hook families' lawyer over hoax claims, doubles down on 'deep state' conspiracy (opens Local News 8)

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    By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Alex Jones, the notorious far-right conspiracy theorist who falsely promoted the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, was grilled on the stand Thursday at a defamation trial in Connecticut that will determine how much he will have to pay t…

  13. Delaware Public Media

    Alex Jones testifies over damages he must pay families for Sandy Hook hoax claims (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones took the stand at his defamation trial as he tries to limit the damages he must pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.

  14. KTVZ Bend

    Alex Jones set to take the stand in second Sandy Hook defamation trial over his false 'hoax' claims (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    CNN, WFSB By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Alex Jones, the notorious far-right conspiracy theorist who falsely promoted the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax, was expected to take the stand on Thursday morning in a trial that will determine how much he will have to pay the familie…

  15. PBS NewsHour

    Alex Jones set to testify in Connecticut trial over Sandy Hook shooting hoax lies (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has appeared in court Thursday to begin testifying in a trial in Connecticut over how much in damages he must pay for calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.

  16. Forbes

    ‘It Looked Like He Was Acting’: Alex Jones Makes First Testimony In Sandy Hook Defamation Case (opens Forbes)

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    Jones was ordered last month in a separate defamation trial in Texas to pay parents of shooting victims $50 million.

  17. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Alex Jones testifies to try to limit damages he'll pay over claiming Sandy Hook was hoax (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones took the stand Thursday at his defamation trial in Connecticut as he tries to limit the damages he must pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.

  18. New York Times

    Live Updates: Alex Jones Testifies in Sandy Hook Trial (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The Infowars host and conspiracy theorist is testifying in a case that will determine how much he must pay families of Sandy Hook shooting victims after they successfully sued him for defamation.

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