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Court slashes $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely calling Sandy Hook shooting a hoax

Published: Aug 21, 2026 17:141 source(s)
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The ruling does not affect a $1.4 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut, but is a significant legal victory for for him after he and his company, Free Speech Systems, were found liable for damages for claiming the mass shooting didn't happen. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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