Appeals court slashes Alex Jones's Sandy Hook judgment from $50M to $1.5M

The Texas 3rd Court of Appeals ruled unanimously on Friday to reduce the damages owed by Infowars founder Alex Jones to a family impacted by the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The court slashed the judgment from $50 million to $1.5 million in a case involving Neil Heslin, whose child was killed in the 2012 attack.

The initial judgment stemmed from Jones’s repeated false claims that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax, which resulted in the family being subjected to harassment. The appellate court’s decision marks a significant reduction in the financial penalty previously imposed on Jones for his role in spreading these claims.