Alleged human Alex Jones despicably tormented and profited from the Sandy Hook families by promoting false conspiracy theories that claimed the elementary school massacre in 2012 was a hoax. As a result of Jones’s grifting lies, his followers then stalked, harassed, and sent death threats to the victims’ relatives. But he doesn’t want to pay the $1.4 billion judgment against him for damages to the families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
The Associated Press reports:
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors.
The Infowars host had argued that a judge was wrong to find him liable for defamation and infliction of emotional distress without holding a trial on the merits of allegations lodged by relatives of victims of the shooting, which killed 20 first graders and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut.
The justices did not comment on their order, which they issued without even asking the families of the Sandy Hook victims to respond to Jones’ appeal. An FBI agent who responded to the shooting also sued.
