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Texas 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 original judgment of $50 million has been slashed to $1. This decision was made by a court in relation to Jones falsely calling a 2012 school shooting a hoax.
A significant reduction has been made to a judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones. The original judgment of $50 million has been slashed to $1.5 million. This decision was made by a court in relation to Jones falsely calling a 2012 school shooting a hoax.
The court's ruling resulted in a substantially lower amount being awarded. Details of the case and the court's decision are available from the source.
Further information on this matter can be found through additional reporting from the source.
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Published: August 21, 2026 ·
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