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Court slashes $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely calling Sandy Hook shooting a hoax

PBS NewsHour · August 21, 2026 at 1:14 PM

Court slashes $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely calling Sandy Hook shooting a hoax

The ruling does not affect a $1.25 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut, but is a legal victory for him 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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