WAR'S COMING

InfoWars shock-jock Alex Jones CAN be sued by families of Sandy Hook massacre victims he ‘defamed’, court rules

INFOWARS founder Alex Jones can be sued for defamation over his wild conspiracy theories surrounding the Sandy Hook massacre, a top court has ruled.

The Supreme Court of Texas gave families of victims the legal ability to sue the talk show host, who has claimed in the past that "no one died" in the attack and that it was a false flag operation aimed at taking away Americans' guns.

Advertisement
The Texas Supreme Court ruled InfoWars founder Alex Jones can be held liable in four different defamation suitsCredit: Infowars Network
in a statement. "Enough is enough."

Advertisement

Scarlett Lewis then sued Jones and InfoWars in late 2018, with her petition alleging Jones had continued forcing families to relive the pain of losing their loved ones.

One of the suits is from a man Jones falsely accused as being the Parkland shooterCredit: AP:Associated Press
Six teachers and 20 school children lost their lives in the Sandy Hook massacreCredit: Getty Images - Getty

"Since the day of the shooting, InfoWars has aggressively promoted a dreadful and despicable false narrative about Sandy Hook, mocking the families as liars and accusing them of a sinister conspiracy. Plaintiff’s family has been specifically targeted in this campaign of harassment," read Lewis' petition.

Advertisement

"These baseless and vile accusations, which have been pushed by InfoWars and Mr. Jones a continuous basis since the shooting, advance the idea that the Sandy Hook massacre did not happen, or that it was staged by the government and concealed using actors, and that the families of the victims are participants in a horrifying cover-up," it continued.

"InfoWars knew its assertions were false or made these statements with reckless and outrageous disregard for their truth," it ended.

Lastly, Marcel Fontane similarly sued Jones in 2018 after he was incorrectly identified by Jones as the Parkland shooter.

Most read in US News

GRIM BLOODBATH
Moment cops burst in on son butchering parents before shooting killer dead
FORGIVEN
Who is Ross Ulbricht? Silk Road creator pardoned by President Donald Trump
COP HORROR
Watch moment cop shoots driver with the man's own gun during traffic stop
FOREVER CHANGED
Pardon won't fix January 6 prisoners' scars & destroyed lives, says lawyer

"Mr. Jones and Infowars have long been consumed with paranoia over the prospect of communist infiltration and indoctrination," read his suit. "Over the past year alone, Infowars has featured hundreds of sensationalist articles and videos focusing on the threat of communist agitation and conspiracies."

Advertisement

Each suit seeks damages over $1 million.

Six additional families of Sandy Hook victims have additional lawsuits pending in Connecticut.

Topics
Advertisement
machibet777.com