On Thursday he had already been sentenced to more than 4 million US dollars in damages, now there is another 45.2 million US dollars on top: The US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was sued by the parents of a victim of the school attack in Connecticut in 2012 for making false statements .
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Washington. US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been fined an additional $45.2 million for his false claims about a Sandy Hook elementary school massacre. He is now said to have paid a total of more than $49 million in compensation to a victim’s parents. This was reported by several US media on Friday from the courtroom in Texas. Already on Thursday he had been sentenced to more than 4 million US dollars in damages.
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Friday’s verdict is what is known as punitive damages, which is also intended to act as a deterrent and is often significantly higher than the actual damages. Jones has previously claimed that the December 2012 shooting was staged by actors. A 20-year-old man shot and killed 20 school children and six teachers in Newtown, Connecticut.
Parents of one victim sued Jones
The parents of a then six-year-old boy who was killed had sued the right-wing radio presenter because of his allegations. You had previously described the emotional suffering caused by the lies of the 48-year-old. They demanded $150 million in compensation. The conspiracy theorist’s attorney argued the plaintiffs had failed to prove his client’s words actually caused harm.
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Jones has repeatedly spread various conspiracy theories in the past, claiming, for example, that the US government was involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York.
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