Jurors in the trial were hearing evidence to determine how much Jones and his media company Free Speech Systems, owe for defaming Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose son was killed in the 2012 school shooting.
The parents of one of the Sandy Hook victims have been awarded $4.1m in damages in a defamation trial brought against internet conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose six-year-old son Jesse Lewis was among the 20 students and six teachers killed in the attack in Connecticut,A jury has now ruled that he is liable for damages totalling $4.1m - some $145m less than the $150m in damages Mr Heslin and Mrs Lewis were seeking.
Mark Bankston, the lawyer for Jesse's parents, also accused Jones of approaching the trial in bad faith, citing broadcasts where he said the trial was rigged against him.
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