Posted on Jan 22, 2021
Texas Supreme Court: Alex Jones, InfoWars can be sued by Sandy Hook parents
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The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected, without comment, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' attempt to toss out four defamation lawsuits by parents of children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012.
The parents sued in Travis County, where Jones and his InfoWars website are based, arguing that they were defamed and suffered emotional distress after InfoWars broadcasts disputed the authenticity of the school shooting and the news coverage that followed.
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected, without comment, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' attempt to toss out four defamation lawsuits by parents of children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012.
The parents sued in Travis County, where Jones and his InfoWars website are based, arguing that they were defamed and suffered emotional distress after InfoWars broadcasts disputed the authenticity of the school shooting and the news coverage that followed.
Texas Supreme Court: Alex Jones, InfoWars can be sued by Sandy Hook parents
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I've thought a lot about this. People fomenting conspiracy theories and lies have been hiding behind "oh it's entertainment" and "people really don't believe this stuff" in court. But that's not how people are viewing it, they are viewing it as real. People like Alex Jones has to know that but he continues to do it anyway.
If we allowed for civil penalties for this type of conduct, we may not have gotten so far down this road.
If we allowed for civil penalties for this type of conduct, we may not have gotten so far down this road.
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PO1 John Johnson
So does that mean we can sue the Left, the US House of Representatives and MSM for fomenting the "Russia Collusion" and "Ukraine Phone Call" hoaxes as well? Asking for 75+ million friends.
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SrA John Monette
PO1 John Johnson - You can sue for anything: someone calling the sky grey instead of silver, someone calling you Johnny instead of John. The difficulty comes in trying to convince the court it is not a frivolous lawsuit. Look how many lawsuits the orange boy's followers filed asserting election fraud. Look at how many were tossed.
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The one and only Jim Carrey in "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls"
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