to pay them more than $4 million for the trauma he has caused. today is very important for me. it s been a long time coming. i feel very good about being here today to face alexjones and hold him accountable for what he said and did to me, and to restore the honour and legacy of my son, that was tarnished by mrjones. during the trial, jones retracted his conspiracy theories and explained why on his webcast. i admitted i was wrong. i admitted it was a mistake. i admitted that i followed disinformation but not on purpose. i apologised to the families. and the jury understood that. but he continued to use his platform to continue to attack thejurors and judges. his lawyer said he had a right to free speech. alex jones will be on the air today. he will be on the air tomorrow. he will be on the next week.
punitive damages. care and concern is so important, and we saw what happens when there is a dearth of that. and so i hope that we all just go home tonight and everybody that s reading these articles and hearing this message and you choose love with your kids because you can. that means being present in the moment with them. 26 people were killed in the 2012 massacre at a connecticut elementary school. 20 of those killed were children. jones repeatedly claimed that the massacre was staged and a hoax, but later said it did indeed. jones lawyer spoke to reporters about his reaction. alex jones will be on the air today, tomorrow, next week. he s going to keep doing his
it has been a long time coming. i feel very good about being here today to face alexjones and hold him accountable for what he said and did to me, and to restore the honour and legacy of my son, that was tarnished by alex jones. during the trial, alexjones withdrew his claims, and explained on his webcast. i admitted i was wrong. i admitted it was a mistake. i admitted that i followed disinformation but not on purpose. i apologised to the families. and the jury understood that. what i did to those families was wrong. but i didn t do it on purpose. but he continued to use his platform to continue to attack thejurors and judges. his lawyer said he had a right to free speech. alexjones will be on the air today. he will be on the air tomorrow.
a right to free speech. alexjones will be on the air today. he will be on the air tomorrow. he will be on the next week. he will keep doing hisjob, holding the power structure accountable. the conspiracy theorist also claimed he is bankrupt. they court heard he wasn t that broke. he is a very successful man. he promulgated some hate speech and some misinformation, but he made a lot of money, and he monetised that. earlier in the week an unexpected twist happened jones lawyers accidentally sent two years worth of text messages to the other side. and that is how i know you lied to me when you said you didn t have a text message about sandy hook. did you know that? the committee investigating the january 6 capitol riots now want to talk to jones to see what role he may have played. alexjones established himself as a maverick of the far right but his reckoning could now set a precedent for the price of fake news. nomia iqbal, bbc news.
to hold him accountable for what he said and did to me, and to restore the honour and legacy of my son, that was tarnished by mrjones. during the trial, jones retracted his conspiracy theories and explained why on his webcast. i admitted i was wrong. i admitted it was a mistake. i admitted that i followed disinformation but not on purpose. i apologised to the families. and the jury understood that. but he continued to use his platform to continue to attack thejurors and judges. his lawyer said he had a right to free speech. alex jones will be on the air today. he will be on the air tomorrow. he will be on the next week. he s going to keep doing his job, holding the power structure accountable. the conspiracy theorist also claimed he s bankrupt. the court heard he wasn t that broke. he is a very successful man. he promulgated some hate speech and some misinformation,