Alex Jones loses lawsuit over Sandy Hook 'hoax' conspiracy

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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks extracurricular of the Dirksen gathering of Capitol Hill aft listening to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey attest earlier the Senate Intelligence Committee connected 'Foreign Influence Operations and Their Use of Social Media Platforms' connected Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

By: The Associated Press & Scripps National

Posted at 11:23 AM, Nov 15, 2021

and past updated 2021-11-15 12:23:14-05

A Connecticut justice has recovered Infowars big and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages successful lawsuits brought by parents of children killed successful the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Eight families who mislaid loved ones during the 2012 wide shooting sued Jones implicit his claims that the massacre was a hoax.

Judge Barbara Bellis took the uncommon measurement Monday of defaulting Jones successful the defamation lawsuits for his and his companies for failing to crook implicit documents to the parents' lawyers.

She said a proceeding volition beryllium scheduled connected however overmuch successful damages helium volition person to pay.

Jones' lawyers person denied violating rules connected turning implicit documents.

Earlier this year, a justice successful Texas ruled successful a abstracted suit that Jones was liable for damages for his comments astir the 2012 wide shooting.