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  "id": 2408241,
  "title": "Court slashes $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely calling Sandy Hook shooting a hoax",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/court-slashes-50m-judgment-against-alex-jones-over-falsely-calling",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T17:14:07.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/court-slashes-50m-judgment-against-alex-jones-over-falsely-calling-sandy-hook-shooting-a-hoax"
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  "summary": "The ruling does not affect a $1.4 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut, but is a significant legal victory for for him after he and his company, Free Speech Systems, were found liable for damages for claiming the mass shooting didn't happen.",
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      {
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        "title": "Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars’ Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/court-slashes-50m-judgment-against-infowars-alex-jones-over-falsely-2406270",
        "published": "2026-08-21T15:06:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars’ Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/court-slashes-50m-judgment-against-infowars-alex-jones-over-falsely",
        "published": "2026-08-21T15:10:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars’ Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/court-slashes-50m-judgment-against-infowars-alex-jones-over-falsely-2395850",
        "published": "2026-08-21T15:23:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Texas slashes $50m judgment against Alex Jones over false claim Sandy Hook shooting was hoax",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/texas-slashes-50m-judgment-against-alex-jones-over-false-claim-sandy",
        "published": "2026-08-21T15:32:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Texas court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/texas-court-slashes-50m-judgment-against-infowars-alex-jones",
        "published": "2026-08-21T16:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/court-cuts-50m-judgment-against-infowars-alex-jones-over-falsely",
        "published": "2026-08-21T18:34:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US court slashes Alex Jones fines for Sandy Hook school shooting case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/us-court-slashes-alex-jones-fines-for-sandy-hook-school-shooting-case",
        "published": "2026-08-21T19:29:20.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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