Texas Court Reduces Judgment Against Alex Jones
The Pure Report account · 8 sources · as of Aug 22, 12:45 UTC Contested
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 from $50 million to $1.5 million after he falsely called the 2012 school shooting a hoax. The ruling does not affect a $1.4 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut. This decision represents a significant legal victory for Jones.
Attributed reporting
- According to New York Times — US, for years, Alex Jones spread conspiracy theories that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax perpetrated by the government and the victims’ families.
receipt
“For years, Alex Jones spread conspiracy theories that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax perpetrated by the government and the victims’ families.” — verbatim from New York Times — US · article - According to apnews.com, the unanimous opinion by the Texas Third Court of Appeals found that Sandy Hook parents were subject to harassment.
receipt
“Despite the multiple financial judgements against him in Connecticut and Texas, Jones has yet to make any payments as he appeals the amounts and the attempt to liquidate his company.” — verbatim from apnews.com · article
Sources disagree
Framing spectrum · 7 outlets
Coverage patterns
Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): among the earliest were Guardian and apnews.com — stamps within 90 minutes.
| Lean | Outlets | Articles | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left | 2 | 3 | Guardian, New York Times |
| Center | 3 | 3 | Al Jazeera English, The Hill, apnews.com |
| Right | 1 | 1 | Washington Examiner |
| Unclassified | 1 | 1 | PBS NewsHour |
Report-by-report timeline · 8
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