Alex Jones told a jury Wednesday that a significant defamation judgment could foretell the end of his Infowars media empire, in testimony during a trial to determine damages for repeatedly saying publicly that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax
Infowars founder Alex Jones, who is being sued in a defamation trial, was told by the plaintiffs’ attorney that his lawyer had inadvertently shared his cellphone records with them, including text messages that he claimed didn’t exist. Photo: Briana Sanchez/Press PoolAUSTIN, Texas—.
Mr. Jones was testifying in his Austin hometown before a jury tasked with determining the amount he must pay to the parents of a 6-year old boy killed in the shooting. He was found liable by default last year in a string of defamation lawsuits filed by victims’ families, after he declined to mount a defense. Damages have yet to be determined in the other suits.
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