Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones
A Texas appeals court has reduced a $50 million judgment against Alex Jones to $1.5 million regarding his false claims about the Sandy Hook shooting. The ruling does not impact a separate $1.4 billion judgment against him in Connecticut.
Why it matters
This case highlights the legal consequences of spreading misinformation and the complexities of bankruptcy and damage caps in high-profile defamation litigation.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas court has slashed the $50 million judgment to $1.5 million against Infowars founder Alex Jones over falsely calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax.
The ruling does not affect a $1.4 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut, but is a significant legal victory for Jones after he and his company, Free Speech Systems, were found liable for damages for claiming the mass shooting didn’t happen.
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