Texas appeals court reduces $50m judgment against Alex Jones to $1.5m over Sandy Hook hoax claims

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A Texas appeals court has reduced a $50m judgment against Alex Jones, founder of Infowars, to $1.5m over his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut was a hoax. Jones and his company Free Speech Systems were found liable for damages. The ruling does not affect a separate $1.4bn judgment against Jones in Connecticut.