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US conspiracy theorist fined $1 million

Alex Jones has been spreading the theory for years that the 2012 shooting was a “hoax”. | Font: AFP

American radio host and conspiracy theorist. Alex Jones On Thursday, he was fined $4.1 million for spreading lies about a school shooting that killed 20 children and 6 adults in 2012.

Jones was ordered by a jury to pay a fine as compensation for damages caused to the parents of one of the victims of the shooting. Jesse Lewiswho was 6 years old when the killer broke into the school and took his life and the lives of his classmates.

From your podcast infowarsJones spent years spreading the theory that this shooting, which took place in Newtown Sandy Hook School (Connecticut, USA) in December 2012 was a “farce”, before which several families of the victims sued him.

After complaints began to come in, a radio commentator known for his far-right positions changed his speech and further admitted that the shooting was real.

damage caused

However, the theory promoted Alex Jones He had several of his followers threaten and harass the victims’ parents, including little Jesse’s parents, whom they accused of lying about their son’s death for political purposes.

The $4.1 million the jury awarded to the victims is far short of the $150 million they originally asked for, though a second trial remains to be held to determine whether Jones should also pay punitive damages, i.e. for particularly offensive behavior.

Last Friday the Jones company, Free speech systems, declared bankruptcy in a motion that the victims interpreted precisely as part of a strategy to reduce the amount of the foreseen fine. (EFE)


Source: RPP

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