Alex Jones, host of Infowars, at a November 2020 rally in Atlanta, Georgia Elijah Nouvelage

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by far right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of the $1.4 billion in damages he has been ordered to pay for falsely

The top court turned down Jones's appeal of the defamation judgment without comment.

Jones, founder of the website InfoWars and host of a popular radio show, has been found liable in multiple lawsuits brought by relatives of the victims of the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, which left 20 children and six teachers dead.

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Sandy Hook families maintained that Jones's lies and denialism, coupled with his ability to influence the beliefs of thousands of followers, caused real emotional trauma.

Jones filed for personal bankrup

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