The defamation trial of Alex Jones has been a circus — to say the least. The judge has scolded Jones, a conspiracy theorist who repeatedly insisted that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary that left 26 dead was a hoax, for everything from chewing gum in the courtroom to …
Read More »Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee Prepares to Subpoena Alex Jones' Texts, Emails
The January 6th House committee is preparing to request the trove of Alex Jones’s text messages and emails revealed Wednesday in a defamation lawsuit filed by victims of the Sandy Hook massacre, Rolling Stone has learned. On Wednesday, Sandy Hook victims’ attorney Mark Bankston told Jones that his attorney had …
Read More »How Much Will Alex Jones Pay for Lying About Sandy Hook? A Jury Will Soon Decide
Just selection has begun in Austin, Texas, for the defamation lawsuits against InfoWars founder Alex Jones who falsely claimed on his talk show that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting had been a hoax. Last September, a Texas judge ruled against Jones in defamation lawsuits brought by the parents …
Read More »A Sandy Hook Mom on How to Fight for Victims of Gun Violence — Without Traumatizing Their Families
The news that 19 children had been murdered at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, sent Nelba Márquez-Greene into a deep shock. Then came the requests that shattered her: Would you release the photographs of your daughter’s autopsy? Márquez-Greene’s six-year-old daughter Ana was one of 20 children murdered at Sandy …
Read More »Sandy Hook Families Reject Alex Jones' 'Transparent and Desperate' Attempt to Buy Them Off
Families suing Alex Jones over his lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting on Tuesday rejected the conspiracy theorist’s attempt to wriggle his way out of sitting for a deposition. Jones’ attorneys had offered $120,000 to each of the 13 plaintiffs, along with the message that their client “extends …
Read More »A Gun Manufacturer Is Finally Paying for a Mass Shooting in the United States
Remington, the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, has reached a historic $73 million settlement with relatives of victims of the 2012 massacre, which left 20 children and 6 adults dead. The settlement marks the first time a gun manufacturer has been held accountable …
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