Alex Jones owed Sandy Hook parents nearly $50 million. A court just cut it to $5.6 million
A Texas appeals court upheld the verdict but dramatically reduced the damages Jones must pay to Sandy Hook families
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Headlines vary in the specific reduced judgment amount reported and the emphasis placed on the reduction versus the original sum.
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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Alex Jones owed Sandy Hook parents nearly $50 million. A court just cut it to $5.6 million". The right frames it as "Appeals Court Significantly Reduces $50 Million Judgement Against Infowars’ Alex Jones".
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A Texas appeals court upheld the verdict but dramatically reduced the damages Jones must pay to Sandy Hook families
(The Hill) -- 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 whe...
A Texas appeals court has reduced a multimillion-dollar judgment against Alex Jones and Free Speech Systems, the company that operated Info Wars, stemming from claims related to the 2012 Sa...