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Oct 2022
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Alex Jones told to pay $965m damages to ...

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Rahul Tandon is joined by broadcaster Stephanie Hare in the UK and president of AC Growth Delivered, Simon Littlewood, in Singapore. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $965m in damages after falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax. We hear from Jennifer Hubbard whose daughter Catherine died in the Sandy Hook Eleme ... Show More
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