Alex Jones

Alex Jones, best known for Infowars, is expected to testify in the seventh day of the defamation damages trial with Sandy Hook families in Waterbury court.

In a separate defamation damages trial in Texas, he was [ordered to pay $49 million](https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Alex-Jones-Sandy-Hook-punitive-damages-award-17354760.php?src=nthpdesecp) to one set of parents. [liable for defamation damages](https://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Sandy-Hook-families-win-defamation-case-against-16622188.php). This trial is one of three Jones faces after judges found him

Infowars conspiracy theorist on trial again after being ordered to pay nearly $50m to grieving Sandy Hook parents last month by Texas court.

[Bitcoin donations to Infowars go to Alex Jones, company rep testifies](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alex-jones-sandy-hook-bitcoin-b2168035.html) [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) Jones appeared outside the courthouse on Tuesday morning and in brief statements to reporters called Judge Barbara Bellis “a tyrant”. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. [Alex Jones](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/alex-jones), who is on trial in Connecticut for calling the 2012 [Sandy Hook](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/sandy-hook) massacre a hoax, continued Friday to describe the proceedings as a “kangaroo court” from his Infowars studio in [Texas](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/texas). [Alex Jones](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/alex-jones)’s [Sandy Hook](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/sandy-hook) defamation trial has joked that she’s going to “call in sick” [ when the far-right conspiracy theorist takes the stand.](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alex-jones-bankruptcy-sandy-hook-trial-b2172170.html) [InfoWars](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/infowars), told a courtroom that [Alex Jones](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/alex-jones)’s audience grew “exponentially” after the [Sandy Hook](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/sandy-hook) massacre. [Johnny Depp](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/johnny-depp)’s attorney has weighed in on [Alex Jones](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/alex-jones)’s [latest defamation trial over the Sandy Hook massacre](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alex-jones-bankruptcy-sandy-hook-trial-b2172170.html?page=6), saying that “lies are not protected” by the First Amendment. [Johnny Depp’s lawyer weighs in on Alex Jones’s Sandy Hook defamation trial](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/johnny-depp-alex-jones-benjamin-chew-sandy-hook-b2172358.html) [Alex Jones](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/alex-jones)‘ Infowars empire acknowledged on the witness stand Wednesday that the show and website spread falsehoods about the [Sandy Hook](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/sandy-hook) school shooting. [Sandy Hook](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/sandy-hook) defamation trial against conspiracy theorist [Alex Jones](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/alex-jones), a corporate representative for his company testified that [cryptocurrency](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/cryptocurrency) donations solicited during his show go directly to Mr Jones personally. [defamation](/topic/defamation) trial of conspiracy theorist [Alex Jones](/topic/alex-jones) continues in [Connecticut](/topic/connecticut) as the conspiracy theorist faces the families of the victims of the [Sandy Hook](/topic/sandy-hook) Elementary School shooting that he claimed was a hoax in broadcasts to his millions of viewers.

Jones is expected to testify in his defamation trial that stemmed from his false comments about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Court resumes at 10 ...

Wednesday was an emotional day in court as some family members of Sandy Hook victims testified about the damage Jones’s false comments about the shooting created. [Outside the courthouse, Jones again admitted he was wrong](https://www.wfsb.com/2022/09/21/conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-plans-news-conference-waterbury-trial-continues/) about Sandy Hook, but continued to deny any real responsibility. Jones is expected to testify in his defamation trial that stemmed from his false comments about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Seven days into his trial for calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is expected make his first courtroom appearance ...

A third trial in Texas is expected to begin near the end of the year. When Jones faced the Texas jury last month and testified under oath, he toned down his rhetoric. Jennifer Hensel, whose 6-year-old daughter Avielle Richman was among the slain, testified Wednesday that she still monitors her surroundings, even checking the back seat of her car, for safety reasons. Several victims’ relatives, meanwhile, have given emotional testimony during the trial about being traumatized by people calling the shooting fake, including confrontations at their homes and in public and messages including death and rape threats. The six-member jury only will be deciding how much Jones and Free Speech Systems, Infowars’ parent company, should pay the families for defaming them and intentionally inflicting emotional distress. Jones has been in Connecticut this week in preparation for his testimony, but appeared only briefly in the courthouse Tuesday and did not enter the courtroom.