The Alex Jones Verdict is a Wake Up Call

3 min readOct 12, 2022

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Source: Vox

I watched the verdicts read out live in the civil suit against Alex Jones by the families of the Sandy Hook victims, and I have to say that I look forward to seeing Jones have to declare bankruptcy. These numbers are incredible, and well deserved.

The final total comes out to $965 million.

Good.

Taylor Nichols

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Humanist. Emergency Medicine Physician. Health policy enthusiast. Views are my own. (He/Him)

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