HBO’s released the official trailer for The Truth vs. Alex Jones, a documentary that takes an in-depth look at Alex Jones’ disturbing lies about the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and how family members of the murdered school children fought back. The documentary, directed by BAFTA and Emmy winner Dan Reed (Leaving Neverland), will premiere on HBO on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 9pm Et/Pt.
Among those contributing to the documentary are Sandy Hook parents Mark Barden, Alissa and Robbie Parker, Neil Heslin, Scarlett Lewis, Nicole Hockley, Lenny Pozner, and Veronique de la Rosa. The documentary also features attorneys Mark Bankston, Chris Mattei, Wesley Ball, and Andino Reyna as well as Connecticut State Police officer Daniel Jewiss.
Poster for ‘The Truth vs Alex Jones’ (Photo Credit: HBO)
HBO released the following description of The Truth vs. Alex Jones:
“Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, The Truth vs. Alex Jones...
Among those contributing to the documentary are Sandy Hook parents Mark Barden, Alissa and Robbie Parker, Neil Heslin, Scarlett Lewis, Nicole Hockley, Lenny Pozner, and Veronique de la Rosa. The documentary also features attorneys Mark Bankston, Chris Mattei, Wesley Ball, and Andino Reyna as well as Connecticut State Police officer Daniel Jewiss.
Poster for ‘The Truth vs Alex Jones’ (Photo Credit: HBO)
HBO released the following description of The Truth vs. Alex Jones:
“Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, The Truth vs. Alex Jones...
- 3/12/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
3Rd Update: A judge in Connecticut on Thursday awarded the families the Sandy Hook shooting victims another 473 million in punitive damages to be paid by Inforwars founder Alex Jones. It comes after the jury awarded the families 965 million in compensatory damages after finding that Jones was liable for spreading lies about the 2012 school massacre, in which 26 people were murdered, including 20 children.
Jones has faced separate defamation, slander and emotional distress civil suits. Earlier this year, a jury in Texas awarded the family of victim Jesse Lewis a total of 49.3 million for finding that Jones’ claims that Sandy Hook was a “false flag” operation subjected the family to death threats and harassment.
2Nd Update, October 12 Pm: Parents of Sandy Hook shooting victims broke down in tears today as a jury in Waterbury, Ct, awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in damages for defamation, slander and emotional distress against Infowars founder Alex Jones,...
Jones has faced separate defamation, slander and emotional distress civil suits. Earlier this year, a jury in Texas awarded the family of victim Jesse Lewis a total of 49.3 million for finding that Jones’ claims that Sandy Hook was a “false flag” operation subjected the family to death threats and harassment.
2Nd Update, October 12 Pm: Parents of Sandy Hook shooting victims broke down in tears today as a jury in Waterbury, Ct, awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in damages for defamation, slander and emotional distress against Infowars founder Alex Jones,...
- 11/11/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Stephen Colbert is getting the last laugh when it comes to right-wing pundit Alex Jones’ conspiracy theories.
The “Late Night with Stephen Colbert” host opened his October 12 show saying he is “spiritually refreshed” following the news of Jones being ordered to pay 965 million in damages to parents of Sandy Hook victims after the 2012 elementary school shooting. Jones was found liable of violating Connecticut’s Unfair Trade Practices Act by perpetuating lies that the Sandy Hook massacre was staged to sell products on his website.
“Tonight I come to you with a spring in my step, with a song in my heart, emotionally and spiritually refreshed because you know how, as humans, we have to accept that sometimes bad things happen to good people? Well, by the grace of God, sometimes bad things happen to Alex Jones,” Colbert said. “That’s a good thing, because thanks to a ruling by a Connecticut jury,...
The “Late Night with Stephen Colbert” host opened his October 12 show saying he is “spiritually refreshed” following the news of Jones being ordered to pay 965 million in damages to parents of Sandy Hook victims after the 2012 elementary school shooting. Jones was found liable of violating Connecticut’s Unfair Trade Practices Act by perpetuating lies that the Sandy Hook massacre was staged to sell products on his website.
“Tonight I come to you with a spring in my step, with a song in my heart, emotionally and spiritually refreshed because you know how, as humans, we have to accept that sometimes bad things happen to good people? Well, by the grace of God, sometimes bad things happen to Alex Jones,” Colbert said. “That’s a good thing, because thanks to a ruling by a Connecticut jury,...
- 10/13/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Alex Jones has been ordered to pay a total of 965 million in damages to the plaintiffs of the defamation trial surrounding his lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting. The 15 plaintiffs of the case included the relatives of eight Sandy Hook victims, as well as a former FBI agent suing Jones.
A Connecticut jury reached a unanimous verdict Wednesday afternoon before the judge read aloud a detailed report of the various damages owed to each plaintiff by Jones and his media company, Free Speech Systems.
Jones was found liable of violating Connecticut’s Unfair Trade Practices Act by using lies about the Sandy Hook massacre to sell products on his website. Under that law, there is no limit on punitive damages.
Jones had already been found liable for defamation for spreading disinformation about the shooting, which killed 20 students and six faculty members in December 2012. The shooter, Adam Lanza, also killed his mother and himself.
A Connecticut jury reached a unanimous verdict Wednesday afternoon before the judge read aloud a detailed report of the various damages owed to each plaintiff by Jones and his media company, Free Speech Systems.
Jones was found liable of violating Connecticut’s Unfair Trade Practices Act by using lies about the Sandy Hook massacre to sell products on his website. Under that law, there is no limit on punitive damages.
Jones had already been found liable for defamation for spreading disinformation about the shooting, which killed 20 students and six faculty members in December 2012. The shooter, Adam Lanza, also killed his mother and himself.
- 10/12/2022
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
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A Texas jury on Friday ordered Infowars’ Alex Jones to pay 49.3 million in total damages to the parents of a first-grader killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, which the conspiracy theorist falsely called a hoax orchestrated by the government in order to tighten U.S. gun laws.
The amount is less than the 150 million sought by Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son Jesse Lewis was among 19 children and six educators killed in the deadliest classroom shooting in U.S. history.
The trial is the first time Jones has been held financially liable for peddling lies about the 2012 attack in Newtown, Connecticut.
Jurors at first awarded Heslin and Lewis 4.1 million in compensatory damages, which Jones called a major victory. But in the final phase of the two-week trial, the same Austin jury came back and tacked on an additional 45.2 million in punitive damages.
A Texas jury on Friday ordered Infowars’ Alex Jones to pay 49.3 million in total damages to the parents of a first-grader killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, which the conspiracy theorist falsely called a hoax orchestrated by the government in order to tighten U.S. gun laws.
The amount is less than the 150 million sought by Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son Jesse Lewis was among 19 children and six educators killed in the deadliest classroom shooting in U.S. history.
The trial is the first time Jones has been held financially liable for peddling lies about the 2012 attack in Newtown, Connecticut.
Jurors at first awarded Heslin and Lewis 4.1 million in compensatory damages, which Jones called a major victory. But in the final phase of the two-week trial, the same Austin jury came back and tacked on an additional 45.2 million in punitive damages.
- 8/5/2022
- by the Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
InfoWars conspiracy monger Alex Jones will have to pay 45.2 million in punitive damages to Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin, the parents of a six-year-old killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, an Austin, Texas, jury determined on Friday. The decision was unanimous.
The decision comes a day after the jury determined Jones must pay Lewis and Heslin 4.1 million in compensatory damages for repeatedly calling the 2012 massacre a hoax, bringing the total Jones is owed to the family at just under 50 million.
The decision, which closes a two-week trail period for...
The decision comes a day after the jury determined Jones must pay Lewis and Heslin 4.1 million in compensatory damages for repeatedly calling the 2012 massacre a hoax, bringing the total Jones is owed to the family at just under 50 million.
The decision, which closes a two-week trail period for...
- 8/5/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
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A Texas jury on Thursday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than 4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, marking the first time the Infowars host has been held financially liable for repeatedly claiming the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history was a hoax.
The Austin jury must still decide how much the Infowars host must pay in punitive damages to Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose son Jesse Lewis was among the 20 children and six educators who were killed in the 2012 attack in Newtown, Connecticut.
The parents had sought at least 150 million in compensation for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Jones’ attorney asked the jury to limit damages to 8 — one dollar for each of the compensation charges they are considering — and Jones himself...
A Texas jury on Thursday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than 4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, marking the first time the Infowars host has been held financially liable for repeatedly claiming the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history was a hoax.
The Austin jury must still decide how much the Infowars host must pay in punitive damages to Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose son Jesse Lewis was among the 20 children and six educators who were killed in the 2012 attack in Newtown, Connecticut.
The parents had sought at least 150 million in compensation for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Jones’ attorney asked the jury to limit damages to 8 — one dollar for each of the compensation charges they are considering — and Jones himself...
- 8/4/2022
- by the Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Update: Juror deliberations have begun to determine damages over by Alex Jones after he was found liable for defamation for claiming that the Sandy Hook shooting massacre was a hoax.
In closing arguments, one of the parents’ attorneys, Kyle Farrar, said, “Speech is free, but you have to pay for your lies.”
Previously: Closing arguments are scheduled to begin on Wednesday afternoon in the trial in Texas in which a jury is to determine the amount of damages that the Infowars host owes to parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting massacre.
Jones has said that he now believes that the 2012 horrific shootings, in which 26 people were killed, including 20 children, was “100 real.” The parents, Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, previously won a defamation judgment against him for his earlier claims that the tragedy was a hoax.
Since he first took the stand on Tuesday, Jones has been...
In closing arguments, one of the parents’ attorneys, Kyle Farrar, said, “Speech is free, but you have to pay for your lies.”
Previously: Closing arguments are scheduled to begin on Wednesday afternoon in the trial in Texas in which a jury is to determine the amount of damages that the Infowars host owes to parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting massacre.
Jones has said that he now believes that the 2012 horrific shootings, in which 26 people were killed, including 20 children, was “100 real.” The parents, Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, previously won a defamation judgment against him for his earlier claims that the tragedy was a hoax.
Since he first took the stand on Tuesday, Jones has been...
- 8/3/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The parents of a Sandy Hook victim faced Alex Jones from the witness stand and told him firsthand about the torment he has caused them Tuesday during the penalty phase of the Austin, Texas, defamation trial against the conspiracy theorist.
The InfoWars host was previously found liable in the first of three defamation lawsuits filed against him by the parents of Sandy Hook victims. Lawyers for Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin, whose six-year-old son Jesse was killed in the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, are seeking 150 million in damages from Jones.
The InfoWars host was previously found liable in the first of three defamation lawsuits filed against him by the parents of Sandy Hook victims. Lawyers for Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin, whose six-year-old son Jesse was killed in the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, are seeking 150 million in damages from Jones.
- 8/3/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
I began writing Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth in 2018, nearly six years after the 2012 shooting deaths of 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. That year, the families of 10 Sandy Hook victims sued conspiracy theorist and broadcaster Alex Jones of Infowars for defamation in four lawsuits filed in Texas and Connecticut.
Jones spread lies about the crime and the Sandy Hook families for years, accusing them of acting in a false flag operation, an Obama administration pretext for seizing Americans’ firearms.
Jones spread lies about the crime and the Sandy Hook families for years, accusing them of acting in a false flag operation, an Obama administration pretext for seizing Americans’ firearms.
- 3/17/2022
- by Elizabeth Williamson
- Rollingstone.com
Is the day of reckoning for Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on its way? Two sets of parents whose children were murdered along with 24 others at the school on Dec. 14, 2012 filed defamation lawsuits today against the InfoWars radio broadcaster for his repeated claims over the airwaves that the mass shooting at the elementary school was faked. His broadcast reaches 2.7M people every month and Jones has been perpetuating the myth since 2012.
Neil Heslin, whose six and a half year-old son Jesse was murdered in his Kindergarten class and Lenny Pozner and Veronique De La Rosa, whose son Noah, who had just lost his first tooth before being shot and killed less than a month after his sixth birthday, both filed defamation suits against Jones, InfoWars, Free Speech Systems LLC and reporter Owen Shroyer.
Pozner is one of the unsung heroes among mass shooting families. He launched the Honr Network...
Neil Heslin, whose six and a half year-old son Jesse was murdered in his Kindergarten class and Lenny Pozner and Veronique De La Rosa, whose son Noah, who had just lost his first tooth before being shot and killed less than a month after his sixth birthday, both filed defamation suits against Jones, InfoWars, Free Speech Systems LLC and reporter Owen Shroyer.
Pozner is one of the unsung heroes among mass shooting families. He launched the Honr Network...
- 4/17/2018
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
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