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EXPLAINER: Jurors weigh cost of Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook lies

Jacqueline Barden pauses as she testifies during the Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Conn., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. The Barden family lost their sone Daniel in the school shooting. (Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool) Infowars founder Alex Jones appears in court to testify during the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Conn. Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Jones was found liable last year by default for damages to plaintiffs without a trial, as punishment for what the judge called his repeated failures to turn over documents to their lawyers. The six-member jury is now deciding how much Jones and Free Speech Systems, Infowars’ parent company, should pay the families for defaming them and intentionally inflicting emotional distress. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool) David Wheeler comforts his wife Francine after she testified during the Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Conn. Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. At left is Sandy Hook parent Jacqueline Barden, who was also slated to testify on Tuesday. (Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP)
EXPLAINER: Jurors weigh cost of Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook lies