InfoWars host Alex Jones’ civil defamation trial concluded on Wednesday, with a jury ordering Jones to pay an astronomical amount of $965 million to families for “defamation damages” and “emotional stress damages”.
The case was brought forward by the families of the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012 who were upset with Jones over his suggesting the incident was a “hoax”. The jury decided that Jones would pay $965 million in “fair, just, and reasonable” damages.
The payments will go to numerous families of victims of the massacre. Jones was of the opinion that the shooting was orchestrated and that family members were actors who faked the tragedy, a Connecticut jury said on Wednesday.
The amount that Jones and Free Speech Systems are ordered to pay, per plaintiff, is:
$120 million
$55 million,
$54 million,
$28.8 million,
$57.6 million,
$73.6 million,
$81.6 million,
$52 million,
$48 million,
$66 million,
$57.6 million,
$68.8 million,
$90 million,
$76 million,
$36 million.
This is the second multimillion-dollar verdict against Jones in just two months. In August, Jones was ordered to pay millions to Sandy Hook parents in a case in Austin, Texas, where he operates InfoWars from.
The verdict was delivered after three weeks of testimony.