The families argued that Alex Jones profited from false claims about the tragedy - while they faced a decade-long campaign of harassment and death threats from his followers
A lone gunman shot dead 20 children aged six and seven, as well as six staff members, in the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012.
Lawyers representing families of five children and three educators killed in the mass shooting had argued that Jones and InfoWars parent company Free Speech Systems used the mass killing to build his audience and make millions of dollars. The families, meanwhile, testified of a decade-long campaign of harassment and death threats by Jones’ followers, lawyer Chris Mattei said.
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