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Court slashes $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely calling Sandy Hook shooting a hoax
The ruling does not affect a $1.25 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut, but is a legal victory for him after he and his company, Free Speech Systems, were found liable for damages for claiming the mass shooting didn't happen.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: PBS NewsHour · Aug 21, 2026 at 1:14 PM ET
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