Alex Jones Must Pay $45.2 Million in Punitive Damages to Sandy Hook Family, Jury Says

UPDATED: A Texas jury on Friday ordered Alex Jones, founder of fringe media outlet Infowars, to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a 6-year-old who was murdered in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School after he had denied that the shooting was real and accused the child’s parents of participating in a government hoax. The additional award comes after Jones was ordered to pay $4.1 million in compensatory damages on Thursday. The judge also declared on Friday that she will not prevent the parents’ lawyers from giving Jones’ text messages — which were… Read Full Article