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A jury decided that Alex Jones must pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting.

Friday, August 5, 2022 6:02 PM ET

A day earlier, the jury rendered a $4 million award to the parents for compensatory damages. Both awards were announced after several dramatic days in court that included testimony that Mr. Jones and Free Speech Systems, the parent company of his misinformation-peddling media outlet, Infowars, were worth between $135 million and $270 million.

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