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Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax

  • A Texas appeals court chopped a $50 million Sandy Hook verdict against Alex Jones down to about $6 million, citing state damage caps — though it didn’t overturn the defamation finding.
  • A separate $1.25 billion judgment in Connecticut still stands, so Jones faces massive liability overall and has entered bankruptcy.
  • Jones says he’ll keep appealing and remains on new sites after leaving Infowars; the platform’s assets are tied up in liquidation and even drew a high-profile (and stalled) bid from The Onion.
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