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Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax
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· August 21, 2026
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Key points The plaintiffs in this case, Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, lost their 6-year-old son Jesse Lewis in the shooting. The original $50 million judgment has been slashed to $1.
A significant reduction has been made to a judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones. 5 million. This ruling is related to Jones falsely calling a 2012 school shooting a hoax.
The decision was made by the Texas Third Court of Appeals, which found that the plaintiffs did not provide sufficient evidence to exceed the state's cap on damages. The school shooting in question resulted in the deaths of 20 children and six educators. The plaintiffs in this case, Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, lost their 6-year-old son Jesse Lewis in the shooting.
Further details about the case and the ruling are available. 4 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut.
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Category: schools Published: August 21, 2026 Source: KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC) Reading time: 1 min
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