Court cuts $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely labeling Sandy Hook killings a hoax
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- PBS NewsHourseen 21 Aug, 22:47description edited
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The ruling does not affect a $1.4 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut, but is a significant legal victory for for him after he and his company, Free Speech Systems, were found liable for damages for claiming the mass shooting didn't happen.The ruling does not affect a $1.25 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut, but is a legal victory for him after he and his company, Free Speech Systems, were found liable for damages for claiming the mass shooting didn't happen.
- aol.comseen 23 Aug, 19:47headline rewritten
Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoaxCourt cuts $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely labeling Sandy Hook killings a hoax
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Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoaxA Texas court has slashed a $50 million judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones to about $6 million over falsely calling the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school shootings a hoax
- Google News - Top Stories15:11Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax
Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax Spectrum News Court slashes $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely calling Sandy Hook shooting a hoax PBS Alex Jones’s payment to Sandy Hook families slashed from $50m to $1.5m The Telegraph Alex Jones’ $50 Million Sandy Hook Verdict Cut to $1.5 Million Bloomberg Law News Texas court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones over falsely calling 2012 school shooting a hoax...
- adn.com15:34Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars’ Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax
The ruling, which slashed the judgment from $50 million to $1.5 million, does not affect a $1.4 billion judgement against Jones in Connecticut, but is a significant legal victory for Jones.
- Google News - Top Stories15:55
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- shootonline.com16:00Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax
A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment to $1.5 million against Infowars founder Alex Jones over falsely calling 2012 school shooting a hoax. The ruling does not affect a $1.4 billion judgement against Jones in Connecticut, but is a significant legal victory for Jones after he and his company, Free Speech Systems,
- The Guardian World16:27
Appeals court slashes judgment to $1.5m in a significant legal victory for the rightwing Infowars founder A Texas appeals court has slashed the $50m judgment to $1.5m against Alex Jones, founder of the rightwing platform Infowars , over falsely calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut a hoax. The ruling does not affect a $1.4bn judgment against Jones in Connecticut, but is a significant legal victory for Jones after he and his company, Free Speech Systems, were found...
- PBS NewsHour17:14edited after publishing
The ruling does not affect a $1.25 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut, but is a legal victory for him after he and his company, Free Speech Systems, were found liable for damages for claiming the mass shooting didn't happen.
- Al Jazeera English19:29
Court cuts Infowars founder's penalty for false claims that school shooting was a 'hoax' from $50m to $1.5m.
- The Hill21:36
A Texas court on Friday cut the amount Infowars founder Alex Jones was ordered to pay to a family affected by the Sandy Hook shooting after they were subject to harassment when he claimed the attack was a hoax. The Texas 3rd Court of Appeals ruled unanimously to reduce the damages awarded to Neil Heslin...