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Infowars host Alex Jones' defamation trial is scheduled to begin Tuesday in Travis Country District Court.

The lawyer for two Sandy Hook families that have sued right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a jury on Tuesday to award his clients $150 million in ...

"He is one of the most polarizing figures in this nation," Reynal said. Evidence to be presented during the trial will show Jones didn't cause harassment of the parents, Reynal said. He said in a 2019 sworn deposition that a "form of psychosis" "Alex Jones was wrong to believe these people. "If you understand the news cycle and how it works, commentators, people on talk shows, they get information, they run with it," Reynal said. Facing lawsuits, Jones has since acknowledged the shooting occurred.

The parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, who died in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, are seeking $150 million in damages from Alex Jones.

Bankston said the $75 million figure represents $1 for every American who was duped by Jones' lies, according to a poll that found 24% of Americans believe the Sandy Hook shooting was staged or might have been. Last year, Jones was found – without a trial – to have defamed both sets of parents when state District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble issued a rarely granted default judgment against Jones, saying his pattern of bad faith in withholding essential information from pretrial discovery improperly imperiled the families' cases. That's even before jurors begin the second phase of the trial, when they will hear testimony about Jones' net worth before assessing punitive damages. What we heard (in Bankston's opening) was a conspiracy of lies." "We are not hiding that." The parents' lawyer, Mark Bankston, used his opening statement to the jury to accuse Jones of weaving a pattern of lies that inspired his followers to contact Jesse's parents at home, accost them in public, harass them online and by phone, and threaten their lives.

U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones led a "vile campaign of defamation" when he falsely claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax, a Texas jury was ...

It ended when Lanza killed himself with the approach of police sirens. Three entities related to Infowars filed bankruptcy in a since-dismissed case. He said Jones had lost millions of viewers since being deplatformed on social media in 2018. “Mr. Jones was continually churning out this idea that Sandy Hook was fake,” Bankston told jurors. He had said the shooting was staged using crisis actors but later acknowledged it took place. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury will hear the first testimony Tuesday in a civil lawsuit to decide how much Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex ...

The tribal began Monday in Austin, Texas — where Jones lives and broadcasts his show — following months of delays. In both states, the judges issued default judgments against Jones without trials because he failed to respond to court orders and turn over documents. Jones repeatedly “lied and attacked the parents of murdered children” when he told his Infowars audience that the shooting was a hoax, Bankston said. Jones' media company designated Karpova to testify about Infowars' audience reach, and some of the video produced by the website after the Sandy Hook shooting. The jury could deal Jones a major financial blow that would put his constellation of conspiracy peddling businesses into deeper jeopardy. Jones has also urged listeners on his Infowars program to donate money. Jones has since acknowledged that the shooting took place. “Alex Jones was wrong to believe these people, but he didn’t do it out of spite. ... Speech is free, but lies you have to pay for.” “They were the most dangerous. ... He believed a citizen has a right to get on Infowars and talk about what their questions are," Reynal said. ... It just didn’t happen.”

A Texas jury will hear the first testimony in a civil lawsuit to decide how much Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook ...

Courts in Texas and Connecticut have already found Jones liable for defamation for his portrayal of the Sandy Hook massacre as a hoax involving actors aimed at increasing gun control. Jones has also urged listeners on his Infowars program to donate money. Jones has since acknowledged that the shooting took place. The 2012 Connecticut shooting killed 20 first graders and six educators. On trial right now is not just people’s freedom of speech, but it’s also people’s freedom to listen. “We’re very happy with the jury we’ve seated,” Reynal said.

Alex Jones is being sued by families of Sandy Hook victims after being found legally responsible in October for making false statements about the victims.

In recent years, Jones and his legal team tried to get two lower courts to dismiss the lawsuits against him and Infowars, but failed. At the time, Jones told the millions who watch his show and visit his site that it was a "false flag" operation staged by crisis actors posing as grieving parents to strengthen gun control laws. Leonard Pozner and Veronique De La Rosa, who lost their 6-year-old son Noah Pozner in the tragedy, are set to appear in court in September in Austin, where Jones' Infowars is based. It remains today one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. Later that month, families of eight other victims will testify in Connecticut. "What we heard was a conspiracy of lies.

The producer testified that Alex Jones' outlet let viewers 'figure out themselves if it's true or not' after falsely saying the Sandy Hook shooting was a ...

Bankston asked Karpova, who responded, "I can't speak to what was going through his head at that time." The InfoWars producer testified that "Alex was relying on the writers … Alex lets the writers do their research." - Alex Jones relied on his writers to verify false stories about the Sandy Hook shooting, an InfoWars producer testified.