They finally did it....Alex Jones Infowars shut down.

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They finally did it....Alex Jones Infowars shut down.

Post by seattlefan-daBronx » Fri Nov 15, 2024 4:08 am

Whether you love or hate him this is a bad day for free speech.
He is temporarily on x (formerly twitter) until a Judge rules.


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Post by bpj » Fri Nov 15, 2024 3:42 pm

Haven't had a chance to watch this yet, but I remember right after Sandy Hook happened, people were showing videos of crisis actors that news networks had used for Sandy Hopk, amd then compared them to the same people who had been crisis actors for other events.

Nothing about Sandy Hook added up. Guessing that's what this video shows.

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Re: They finally did it....Alex Jones Infowars shut down.

Post by Donn Beach » Fri Nov 15, 2024 7:10 pm

Jones has admitted to lying, he did it to make a buck. There's not a 100% right to free speech. If you knowingly lie and it damages people you can be sued.
AUSTIN, Texas — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified Wednesday that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was "100% real."

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Re: They finally did it....Alex Jones Infowars shut down.

Post by bpj » Fri Nov 15, 2024 9:10 pm

Donn Beach wrote:
Fri Nov 15, 2024 7:10 pm
Jones has admitted to lying, he did it to make a buck. There's not a 100% right to free speech. If you knowingly lie and it damages people you can be sued.
AUSTIN, Texas — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified Wednesday that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was "100% real."
Not believing something is real isn't lying.

Where did he admit to lying? Certainly not in your quote.

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Re: They finally did it....Alex Jones Infowars shut down.

Post by Seattle or Bust » Fri Nov 15, 2024 10:15 pm

bpj wrote:
Fri Nov 15, 2024 9:10 pm
Donn Beach wrote:
Fri Nov 15, 2024 7:10 pm
Jones has admitted to lying, he did it to make a buck. There's not a 100% right to free speech. If you knowingly lie and it damages people you can be sued.
AUSTIN, Texas — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified Wednesday that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was "100% real."
Not believing something is real isn't lying.

Where did he admit to lying? Certainly not in your quote.
The hills you're willing to die on man.

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Re: They finally did it....Alex Jones Infowars shut down.

Post by bpj » Fri Nov 15, 2024 10:24 pm

Seattle or Bust wrote:
Fri Nov 15, 2024 10:15 pm
bpj wrote:
Fri Nov 15, 2024 9:10 pm
Donn Beach wrote:
Fri Nov 15, 2024 7:10 pm
Jones has admitted to lying, he did it to make a buck. There's not a 100% right to free speech. If you knowingly lie and it damages people you can be sued.

Not believing something is real isn't lying.

Where did he admit to lying? Certainly not in your quote.
The hills you're willing to die on man.
Am I wrong about what I said?

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Re: They finally did it....Alex Jones Infowars shut down.

Post by Sibelius Hindemith » Sat Nov 16, 2024 2:26 am

How did they come up with a monetary compensation for supposed emotional suffering by parents of Sandy Hook victims? I mean, did Alex Jones break into their homes and force them to listen to his theories?

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Post by Donn Beach » Sat Nov 16, 2024 5:35 am

It wasn't about them listening to it, it was about others listening to it. You can lie all you want so long as it doesn't harm others.
The families testified during the trial that the lies spread by Jones led to harassment and threats by conspiracy theorists who have accused them of faking their own children’s deaths. They described feeling unsafe in their own homes and hypervigilant in public. Some of the families moved away from Newtown.

The size of the punitive award is considered a sign that jurors found a defendant’s conduct particularly reprehensible and harmful — and as a way of deterring future wrongdoing.

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Post by Donn Beach » Sat Nov 16, 2024 8:41 am

It's not shut down, it was sold, the Onion bought it, plan to keep running it

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Re: They finally did it....Alex Jones Infowars shut down.

Post by Walla Walla Dawg II » Sat Nov 16, 2024 1:56 pm

Donn Beach wrote:
Sat Nov 16, 2024 5:35 am
It wasn't about them listening to it, it was about others listening to it. You can lie all you want so long as it doesn't harm others.
The families testified during the trial that the lies spread by Jones led to harassment and threats by conspiracy theorists who have accused them of faking their own children’s deaths. They described feeling unsafe in their own homes and hypervigilant in public. Some of the families moved away from Newtown.

The size of the punitive award is considered a sign that jurors found a defendant’s conduct particularly reprehensible and harmful — and as a way of deterring future wrongdoing.
So you would be in favor of a huge settlement from CNN and MSNBC to Trump for Russia, Russia, Russia.

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