Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ordered to pay $4.1m over false Sandy Hook claims

Far-right Infowars owner faced defamation trial for repeatedly saying the school shooting was a hoax

The jury in Alex Jones's defamation trial on Thursday ordered the far-right conspiracy theorist to pay $4.1m in damages over his repeated claims that the deadly Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

Jurors in Austin, Texas, gave their verdict after deliberating about one hour Wednesday and seven hours Thursday at the end of a nine-days-long trial. The verdict levied against Jones was far below the $150m or more the plaintiffs had requested that jurors award them.