The damages are aimed at reimbursing the family for expenses related to the Jones conspiracy theory, such as hiring security for fear of being attacked by Jones’ far-right supporters. 4), Jones was ordered to pay $4.1 million in restitution, and the next day a jury in Texas ordered him to pay another $45.2 million in punitive damages. The parents won a defamation case alleging that the conspiracy theorist intentionally caused them emotional distress and prevented them from healing after their son’s murder because Jones failed to provide necessary documents in response. The two-week trial, which began on July 25, was only to decide how much Jones would pay in damages. Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of six-year-old Jesse Lewis, who was killed in the shooting, have filed a $150 million defamation lawsuit.

The radio show host has repeatedly said that the Sandy Hook shooting was manipulated by the government to limit gun rights and that those involved, including grieving parents, were “crisis actors.” Jones, owner of a far-right conspiracy theory website infowars, spread misinformation about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut that killed 20 children and six adults.

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $49 million in damages to the family of a six-year-old Sandy Hook victim after claiming the massacre was staged.

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