# Texas court slashes $50 million Alex Jones judgment over Sandy Hook hoax claims

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- CNN, 2026-08-22 07:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/21/us/alex-jones-infowars-newtown-sandy-hook-hnk?Date=20260822&Profile=CNN

> A Texas court reduced the $50 million judgment Alex Jones was ordered to pay the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. The conspiracy theorist had falsely claimed that one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history was a hoax.

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