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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 435

Sandy Hook Elementary School

Infowars founder Alex Jones appears in court to testify during the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut on September 22, 2022. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File)
September 16, 2023, 1:43 pm
Alex Jones continues extravagant spending while not paying dime to Sandy Hook families
Conspiracy theorist spent $93,000 in July; victims’ relatives awarded nearly $1.5 billion over false theory that school shooting that killed 20 kids, 6 educators never happened
By Dave Collins
Co-founder and CEO of Sandy Hook Promise Foundation Nicole Hockley shows photos of her son, Dylan, in her office, in Newtown, Connecticut, December 5, 2022. (Julia Nikhinson/AP)
December 13, 2022, 5:42 pm
A decade after Sandy Hook elementary school massacre, grief remains but hope grows
December difficult for students who survived, when guilt, anxiety can intensify; for parents of victims, there is renewed sorrow; others find optimism in power of gun-control lobby
By Dave Collins
Infowars founder Alex Jones appears in court to testify during the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut on September 22, 2022. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File)
December 2, 2022, 7:05 pm
Owing $1.5b to Sandy Hook families, Infowars host Alex Jones files for bankruptcy
Conspiracy theorist, who just hosted Kanye for unhinged pro-Nazi rant on his show and long claimed mass shooting at elementary school was a hoax, files for Chapter 11 protection
By Dave Collins and JILL BLEED
Infowars founder Alex Jones appears in court to testify during the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut on September 22, 2022. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File)
November 11, 2022, 5:38 am
Alex Jones ordered to pay $473 million more to Sandy Hook families
Connecticut judge imposes punitive damages on Infowars host and Free Speech Systems, who repeatedly told his millions of followers the school shooting was staged by ‘crisis actors’
By Dave Collins
Infowars founder Alex Jones appears in court to testify during the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Conn., September 22, 2022. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File)
October 12, 2022, 11:49 pm
Alex Jones ordered to pay almost $1 billion to victims of his Sandy Hook lies
Testifying during the trial, conspiracy theorist acknowledges he was wrong about school shooting, but both in the courtroom and on his show he has remained defiant
By Dave Collins
Alex Jones talks to media during a midday break in his trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas, on July 26, 2022. (Briana Sanchez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, Pool)
September 12, 2022, 11:41 am
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones goes on trial again over false Sandy Hook hoax claims
Jury to hear evidence and decide how much Infowars host should pay families of massacre victims; he recently lost nearly $50 million verdict; is set to face 3rd trial
By Dave Collins
In this July 11, 2013, photo, Scarlett Lewis, center, mother of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Jesse Lewis, hugs Lynn McDonnell, left, mother of victim Grace McDonnell, as Neil Heslin, right, father of Jesse Lewis watches after a public forum in Newtown, Connecticut. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
August 23, 2022, 1:52 am
Sandy Hook ‘hoax’ trial shows how false narratives are fed and spread, warns author
In her new book, ‘Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth,’ NYT journalist Elizabeth Williamson sounds the alarm on more pernicious conspiracy theories
By Rich Tenorio
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones attempts to answer questions about his emails asked by Mark Bankston, lawyer for Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, during trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Wednesday August 3, 2022. (Briana Sanchez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, Pool)
August 6, 2022, 2:19 am
Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3 million to Sandy Hook parents over hoax lies
Infowars conspiracy theorist held financially liable for spreading false claims 2012 school shooting, where 20 kids were killed, was staged; Jones faces more defamation suits
By JIM VERTUNO
Alex Jones attempts to answer questions about his text messages asked by Mark Bankston, lawyer for Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, during trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Wednesday Aug. 3, 2022. (Briana Sanchez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, Pool)
August 5, 2022, 1:41 am
Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents over $4M for claiming shooting a hoax
Texas ruling marks 1st time Infowars host held financially liable for false allegations regarding deadliest school shooting in US history; penalty just 2% of plaintiffs’ demand
By JIM VERTUNO
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones attempts to answer questions about his emails asked by Mark Bankston, lawyer for Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, during trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin August 3, 2022. (Briana Sanchez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, Pool)
August 4, 2022, 12:18 pm
Alex Jones: Sandy Hook ‘100% real’; his texts mistakenly sent to plaintiffs’ lawyer
Far-right conspiracy theorist who runs Infowars website insisted for years that 2012 elementary school shooting was hoax; his phone contents reveal extent of his deception to court
By JIM VERTUNO
Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks outside of the Dirksen building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 5, 2018. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
July 25, 2022, 8:56 am
After months of delays, Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook defamation trial finally set to begin
Jury selection set in Texas for proceedings to determine how much Infowars host must pay parents of school shooting victims for falsely saying massacre didn’t happen
By JIM VERTUNO
An officer walks outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022. (Allison Dinner/AFP)
May 25, 2022, 12:36 pm
From Columbine to Uvalde: Two decades of horrifying school shootings in the US
Latest massacre in Texas is part of a persistent, bloody cycle of classroom mass shootings
By AFP
A demonstrator helps hold a large "Come and Take It" banner at a rally in support of open carry gun laws at the Capitol, on Jan. 26, 2015, in Austin, Texas. (AP/Eric Gay)
May 25, 2022, 8:19 am
Texas elementary school massacre sparks yet another gun control debate in US
‘Nowhere else does that happen except here in the United States… It is a choice,’ says Senator Chris Murphy; data shows mass shootings on the rise
By Paul Handley
Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks outside of the Dirksen building on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 5, 2018. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
October 3, 2021, 7:58 am
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay damages over false Sandy Hook ‘hoax’ claim
Court rules Infowars host liable in 3 lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in 2012 school shooting after he falsely claimed it was faked to help increase gun control
By Dave Collins
Mourners attend a candlelight vigil held behind Stratford High School on the Town Hall Green in Stratford, Connecticut on Saturday December 15, 2012, remembering victims of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in nearby Newtown. (The Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham/AP)
July 28, 2021, 7:17 pm
Gun maker offers $33 million to settle suit by Sandy Hook families
The nine families suing the now-bankrupt Remington are considering the proposals; rifle was used to kill 20 first-graders and six educators
By Dave Collins
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