Scarlett Lewis, whose son Jesse, 6, was killed in the elementary school shooting, rebuked the Infowars fabulist over his lies in a face-to-face courtroom confrontation.
The Infowars conspiracy theorist was presented with text messages from his own cellphone that his lawyers appeared to have accidentally sent to lawyers for Sandy Hook parents.
The figure represents the first time the family of a victim has put a dollar amount on the suffering Mr. Jones caused by spreading lies about the 2012 school shooting.
The Genesis Communications Network built a lucrative business alongside the radio host, whose show the company has syndicated for more than two decades.