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Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars’ Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax
- A Texas court reduced the $50 million judgment against Alex Jones to $1.5 million for falsely claiming the 2012 school shooting was a hoax.
- The ruling does not affect a separate $1.4 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut but represents a legal win after he and Free Speech Systems were found liable for the false claims.
- The Texas Third Court of Appeals decided that Sandy Hook parents Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis failed to prove harassment caused by Jones' claims surpassed the state $750,000 damage cap.
- Jones and his company have filed for bankruptcy, and related legal proceedings are ongoing.
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Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax
A Texas court has slashed a $50 million judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones to $1.5 million over falsely calling the 2012 Newtown school shooting a hoax.
·New York, United States
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