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Coverage dated December 6, 2024

Connecticut court upholds $965 million verdict against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Appellate Court has affirmed a $965 million verdict from 2022 against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. In a ruling released on Friday, it determined there’s “sufficient evidence” to support the damages awarded to relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mas…

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  1. Local News 8

    Connecticut court upholds $965 million verdict against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook (opens Local News 8)

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    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Appellate Court has affirmed a $965 million verdict from 2022 against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. In a ruling released on Friday, it determined there’s “sufficient evidence” to support the damages awarded to relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mas…

  2. The Guardian

    Connecticut court upholds $965m verdict against Infowars’ Alex Jones (opens The Guardian)

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    Family members of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting were awarded the damages by a jury

  3. New York Post

    Alex Jones still must pay $1.3B Sandy Hook defamation verdict, appeals court rules (opens New York Post)

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    A Connecticut appeals court on Friday largely upheld a nearly $1.3 billion defamation verdict against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a case accusing the Infowars founder of spreading lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Court upholds $1.3B verdict against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook case | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    A Connecticut appeals court today largely upheld a nearly $1.3 billion defamation verdict against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a case accusing the Infowars founder of spreading lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting.

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