Alex Jones

Infowars host

Spent years telling his audience the Sandy Hook shooting was staged with “crisis actors.” Courts in two states entered default judgments against him for defamation, juries awarded more than a billion dollars to the families, and under oath in his own trial he admitted the shooting was real.

1 receipt on file · Last reviewed 2026-08-03

RECEIPT_01 · 2012–2018 Default judgment

The claim

The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was “a giant hoax” staged by the government with “crisis actors.”

Made in: Infowars broadcasts, videos, and Jones’s own writings

The proof

Courts in Texas and Connecticut entered default judgments finding Jones liable for defamation after he ignored court orders. During his own 2022 Texas trial testimony, Jones said he would “admit Sandy Hook was real.” Juries across the two states awarded the families more than a billion dollars in combined damages.

The record

Heslin v. Jones; Pozner v. Jones; Alish v. Jones — Travis County District Court (Tex.); Superior Court, Litchfield Judicial District (Conn.)

Outcome: Default judgments of liability; jury awards including $49.3 million in Texas and $965 million in Connecticut

A court entered a finding of liability against the person because they failed to comply with court orders during the case.

Jones later filed for bankruptcy, and appellate courts have adjusted some damage figures — but no court has disturbed the core findings of liability, and his own sworn testimony conceded the shooting happened.

Sandy Hook shooting conspiracy theories — litigation record ↗Alex Jones — defamation judgments ↗

What this file is

This dossier collects contradictions established in legal records. It is not a verdict on everything Alex Jones has ever said, and it does not assert intent. Where outcomes have changed on appeal or review, the receipt says so.