A jury in Connecticut ordered Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to the families of eight victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. The verdict is the largest award to date for those families, who say they've suffered for years because Jones has repeatedly claimed the massacre was a “hoax.”
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Today
Trump Passes The Buck To Bondi
We're just one week into February, and a lot has happened already — from the fallout over the Department of Justice's Epstein file dump, to President Trump's claims the U.S. should "nationalize" elections, to the decision to pull 700 federal immigration agents out of Minnesota on ... Show More
23m 21s
Yesterday
Trump’s Artificial Economy
The economy is in pretty much the same weird place it’s been for the past few months. Hiring is down, the cost of living is up, and no one really knows what's coming next. That uncertainty is partially thanks to AI, which is supposed to change work as we know it. It’s making ever ... Show More
22m 24s
Aug 2022
The Alex Jones Verdict and the Fight Against Disinformation
<p><i>This episode contains descriptions of distressing scenes. </i></p><p>In a landmark ruling, a jury in Texas ordered Alex Jones, America’s most prominent conspiracy theorist, to pay millions of dollars to the parents of a boy killed at Sandy Hook for the damage caused by his ... Show More
33m 31s
Jun 2021
New videos obliterate GOP whitewashing of Capitol riot
Newly released video from January 6 shows a supporter of former President Trump, Scott Fairlamb, taunting, stalking, and punching law enforcement outside the U.S. Capitol. Fairlamb is charged with 12 criminal counts including assaulting police and carrying a dangerous weapon into ... Show More
43m 48s
Jun 2024
A Novel Legal Strategy for Mass Shooting Victims’ Families
<p>As mass shootings plague the United States, victims’ families continue to search for accountability. To that end, a pair of lawsuits by the families of victims of the Uvalde school shooting will try a new tactic.</p><p>J. David Goodman, the Houston bureau chief for The Times, ... Show More
31m 59s