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Alex Jones was ordered to pay $45.2 million (£39.17 million) in punitive damages following a lawsuit in relation to his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax

Jones asserted that leftist ‘Deep State’ globalists would blame staged violence on far-right groups in an effort to take over the country

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has agreed to allow the company behind his far-right Infowars website to participate in his Connecticut defamation case, meaning both will be on trial in Waterbury, Connecticut, in September to decide what they should pay in damages for their false claims that the Sandy Hook school…

Far-right conspiracy theorist has siphoned up to $62m from his company in an attempt to avoid paying damages, Sandy Hook families allege in court documents

Conspiracy theorist and US far-right media personality Alex Jones was recently ordered to pay US$45 million (£37 million) damages to the family of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting.

‘What I saw was just a man, a human being in pain, lonely with no one there to testify for him’

“A lot of folks are centering Alex Jones when they should be centering Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis,” said Dan Friesen, expert on Infowars.

‘That intimate photo was sent to Roger Stone, and I don’t know if that was consensual’

‘Guess what, Alex? You f***ed with info and this time info f***ing won,’ Oliver said

For years, the Infowars provocateur has made millions of dollars spreading lies and disinformation on social media. Last week in a Texas court, he finally saw some comeuppance. But will this be the end of him – or is it just a temporary setback?

The Sandy Hook conspiracy peddler’s courtroom rout shows truth can triumph, but there is no guarantee it always will