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November 17, 2021

Sandy Hook Families Win Case Against InfoWars Propagandist Alex Jones
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A Connecticut judge ruled far-right conspiracy theorist and Info Wars
host Alex Jones was liable for damages in lawsuits brought by families
of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, after
Jones failed to turn over documents to the court. For years, Jones
spread conspiracy theories that the Newtown shooting was a government
hoax and the victims' families were paid actors, resulting in online
harassment and death threats for Sandy Hook families. The 2012 massacre
claimed the lives of 20 schoolchildren and six educators.


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