

elementary school, and the Uvalde, Texas, shooting is the second deadliest to date. He was also found guilty of defamation last year. The Sandy Hook school shooting, when Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people, is the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. Judges in both Connecticut and Texas have found him liable for damages caused by his false claims. This lawsuit is the first of three against Alex Jones by the parents of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting. The trial, which has been going on since July 26, has one more week of testimony before jury deliberation begins. More: Alex Jones trial: Sandy Hook parents have PTSD, live in terror, psychiatrist testifies When will verdict in Alex Jones verdict be reached? Mark Bankston said every dollar represents an American who believed Jones’ conspiracy after a poll found that 1 in 4 Americans think that facts about the Sandy Hook shooting are being concealed to further a political agenda. The figure holds a deeper meaning according to the couple's lawyer. A Sandy Hook survivor has lived through a second school shooting after three students were shot and killed on Michigan State University’s campus Monday. Heslin and Lewis are currently seeking $150 million from Jones: $75 million for damaging the parents’ reputation and $75 million for emotional distress. Alex Jones has been found to have defamed the parents of a Sandy Hook student for calling the attack a hoax. Jackie Matthews, a Michigan State University student and former student at a Newtown school, speaks out on a TikTok she posted following the shooting at her university, and the incomprehensible. 2, 2022, at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin. Neil Heslin, father of 6-year-old Sandy Hook shooting victim Jesse Lewis, becomes emotional during his testimony Tuesday Aug. Here's what you need to know about what Jones said about Sandy Hook: Alex Jones discussed 2012 Sandy Hook shooting on Infowars programĪlex Jones called the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax on his radio show "Infowars," claiming it was "staged" by the government so they could "go after our guns” and “start a civil war.” Alex Jones was the leader of this conspiracy. government using violence for political gain. Others, however, spread disinformation that the shooting was actually the work of shadowy players within the U.S. The mass shooting renewed the national debate about the Second Amendment right to bear arms, with proponents of gun control advocating for tighter rules surrounding gun ownership while opponents of gun control advocated for more armed guards in schools to prevent further violence. The tragedy claimed the lives of 20 children, the majority of which were between 6 and 7 years old, and six adults. Alex Jones, the Austin-based far-right conspiracy theorist, is currently facing a $150 million lawsuit against parents of Jesse Lewis, a child killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
