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Alex Jones reacts to news he can hold onto InfoWars by mocking The Onion with Star Wars music

A federal judge rejected the auction sale of the conspiracy theory platform to the satirical news outlet

The Independent UK

Who will buy Infowars? Both supporters and opponents of Alex Jones interested in bankruptcy auction

The assets of Alex Jones' Infowars are set to be auctioned off next week, and both supporters and detractors of the conspiracy theorist are expressing interest in bidding

The Independent UK

Alex Jones’ InfoWars will be auctioned off to pay Sandy Hook families he defamed

The ruling has been called a “significant step forward” in making the conspiracy theorist pay families for his hoax lies.

The Independent UK

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Alex Jones' Infowars to be liquidated

Jones will pay off Sandy Hook families with assets from his liquidated company on top of his $1.5 billion payment

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Bankruptcy trustee discloses plan to shut down Alex Jones' Infowars and liquidate assets

A U.S. bankruptcy court trustee is planning to shut down conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars media platform and liquidate its assets

The Independent UK

Judge suspends Alex Jones lawyer for 6 months over disclosure of confidential Sandy Hook medical, psychiatric records

HARTFORD, Conn. — In a sharply critical decision, a Superior Court judge has suspended Infowars broadcaster Alex Jones’ lawyer Norm Pattis from practicing law for six months for the “inexcusable” disclosure of thousands of protected medical and psychiatric records obtained from relatives of Sandy Hook shooting victims.

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Sandy Hook families continue to break new legal ground with big court decisions over Infowars host Alex Jones and a major gun manufacturer

HARTFORD, Conn. — Relatives of the Sandy Hook shooting victims have won more than $1.5 billion in damages over the yearlong run-up to the 10-year remembrance of the murderous rampage at a Newtown elementary school.

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‘If a billion doesn’t do it, then a trillion is not going to do it': Alex Jones lawyers argue over punitive damages in Sandy Hook case

HARTFORD, Conn. — Lawyers for right-wing provocateur Alex Jones and the families who won nearly $1 billion a month ago for being targets of his Sandy Hook school conspiracy theories argued Monday over another potentially extraordinary award of punitive damages for what was described in court as his “evil” and…

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Lawyer: Punishment needed for Alex Jones' Sandy Hook claims

A lawyer for Sandy Hook families says significant punitive damages need to be imposed on Alex Jones to deter him and other conspiracy theorists from continuing to tell their followers the 2012 Newtown shooting was a hoax

The Independent UK

Alex Jones trial moves to punitive damages phase

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing the possibility of having billions more dollars added onto the amount he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

The Independent UK

$1B judgment against Alex Jones not the final word

The nearly $1 billion judgment against Alex Jones for spreading false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre bought long-sought relief to family members and hopes the eye-popping figure would deter people from broadcasting falsehoods

The Independent UK

Jury reaches verdict of nearly $1 billion in compensatory damages against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook trial

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut jury on Wednesday ordered broadcaster and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to the families of eight Sandy Hook shooting victims and a law enforcement first responder to compensate them for a decade of abuse from people who believe his…

Tribune News Service

Alex Jones’ lawyer compares him to ‘a mad prophet,’ but says he deserves fair verdict in Sandy Hook defamation trial

HARTFORD, Conn. — Alex Jones built a media machine that generated enormous profit by spreading conspiratorial lies and the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims who were among his targets deserve millions of dollars in compensation, the family lawyers told the jury as their defamation case against Jones neared an…

Tribune News Service

Alex Jones’ own lawyer calls him a ‘despicable human being’ who deserves a fair verdict in Sandy Hook defamation trial

Alex Jones built a media machine that generated enormous profit by spreading conspiratorial lies and the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims who were among his targets deserve millions of dollars in compensation, the family lawyers told the jury as their defamation case against Jones neared an end Thursday.

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Judge puts Alex Jones trial on hold until next week; defendant promises more testimony, says ‘they weaponized the judiciary’

HARTFORD, Conn. — Right-wing provocateur Alex Jones said he won’t continue testifying until next week in the defamation suit against him by families of Sandy Hook victims and then blasted the lawyers pressing the suit and again called the judicial process itself rigged.

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Judge puts Alex Jones trial on hold until next week; he promises more testimony, says ‘I want to get past Sandy Hook’

Right wing provocateur Alex Jones said he won’t resume testifying until next week in the defamation suit against him by families of Sandy Hook victims and then blasted the lawyers pressing the suit and again called the judicial process itself rigged.

The Independent UK

Alex Jones claims his furious Sandy Hook trial rant at crying victim families ‘destroyed’ their lawyer

Infowars host raged at reporters as his defence declined to call him for cross-examination after he lost his temper on the witness stand

The Independent UK

Alex Jones shouts ‘I’m done apologising’ at Sandy Hook parents crying in court

Far-right conspiracy theorist – who has spent much of the trial mocking the proceedings on his Infowars show – moaned that ‘people think that I killed the kids’

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Alex Jones testifies over damages he must pay families for Sandy Hook hoax claims

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones took the stand at his defamation trial as he tries to limit the damages he must pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.

The Independent UK

Alex Jones grilled about defamation suit over false accusation he sent child porn to Sandy Hook families

Line of questioning from attorney for Sandy Hook victims’ families sought to show that Jones is aware of what defamation is and the damage spreading lies can cause

The Independent UK

Alex Jones kicks off combative trial testimony over Sandy Hook lies by pushing ‘deep state’ conspiracy

Right-wing extremist spread lies that the Sandy Hook massacre was a ‘hoax’ and the 26 murdered victims were ‘actors’

The Independent UK

Alex Jones: Sandy Hook trial judge jokes she’ll ‘call in sick’ when Infowars host testifies

Right-wing extremist Mr Jones has repeatedly disrespected Judge Barbara Bellis on both his show and outside the courthouse

The Independent UK

Alex Jones mocked Sandy Hook judge and branded trial a ‘kangaroo court’ on Infowars show, jurors hear

The right-wing extremist spread lies that the Sandy Hook massacre was a ‘hoax’ and the 26 murder victims were ‘actors’

The Independent UK

Witness questioned about Jones criticism of Sandy Hook trial

Alex Jones' criticism of his trial in Connecticut over calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax has become a topic of the proceedings

The Independent UK

Infowars sales spiked as Alex Jones talked about Sandy Hook

Daily revenue on Infowars site grew 500 per cent overnight after one article claiming FBI said no one died at Sandy Hook

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