US Hoax Trials Spotlight Misinformation Profiteer
Washington (AFP) - American radio host Alex Jones reaped millions spouting conspiracy-laden falsehoods that helped drive up sales of products like libido
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Washington (AFP) - American radio host Alex Jones reaped millions spouting conspiracy-laden falsehoods that helped drive up sales of products like libido
Jones faces $1.5 billion in damages to families of the victims of the Sandy Hook mass shooting for spreading conspiracy theories about the tragedy.
By Tom Hals and Jonathan Stempel
Infowars host Alex Jones filed for personal bankruptcy protection Friday in Texas, citing debts that include nearly $1.5 billion he has been ordered to pay to families who sued him over his conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook school massacre.
The bankruptcy filing comes as Jones faces court orders to pay nearly $1.5 billion in damages to relatives of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting for calling the massacre a hoax.