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    Sandy Hook Parents Sue Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Over Claim Shooting Was 'Fake'

    The defamation cases chronicle instances in which the right-wing host alleged the 2012 school massacre was a "giant hoax" staged by the federal government to undermine Second Amendment rights.
    by Vanessa Romo Apr 17, 2018 2 minutes
    Alex Jones of InfoWars.com has questioned the authenticity of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, and now the parents of two children killed in the massacre are suing him.

    Parents of two children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School attacks filed defamation lawsuits on Monday against right-wing conspiracy theorist and radio show host Alex Jones, who has questioned the authenticity of the 2012 shooting that left 26 dead, including 20 children.

    Leonard Pozner and his former wife, Veronique De La Rosa, parents of , and Neil Heslin, the father of Jesse Lewis,

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