Alex Jones Could Be Doomed After Sandy Hook Families Awarded Nearly $1 Billion

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones immediately went on the air and begged for cash after eight Sandy Hook families and one first responder were awarded $965 million.

CNN reported:

Far-right talk show host Alex Jones should pay eight families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims and one first responder $965 million in compensatory damages, a Connecticut jury decided Wednesday, capping a wrenching weeks-long trial that put on display the serious harm inflicted by the conspiracy theorist’s lies.

With its punishing award, the decision could shrink or even doom Jones’ Infowars media empire, which has been at the center of major conspiracy theories dating back to former President George W. Bush’s administration and was embraced by President Donald Trump.

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Here was Jones after the verdict:

Jones pulled a page out of Trump’s playbook and told his fans that they needed to fight the fraud by giving him money because they have two years of appeals on this verdict, so none of the money that his fans donate will go to the Sandy Hook families.

Alex Jones could be doomed.

The two awards that have come in so far are more than a billion dollars. There are still two more cases where damages have yet to be determined. It is possible that Alex Jones could end up owing multiple billions of dollars, and he can’t hold off the Sandy Hook families forever.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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