A court reduced a $50 million judgment against Alex Jones over his false claims that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax.

A Texas appeals court reduced the judgment against Alex Jones from $50 million to $1.5 million, according to reports published August 21, 2026. The case concerned Jones’s false statements that the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting was a hoax.theguardian.comtheguardian.comTexas slashes $50m judgment against Alex Jones over false claim Sandy Hook...abcnews.comabcnews.comCourt slashes $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely calling shooting a...+1 more

The ruling addressed the Texas judgment only. Reports also said it did not affect a separate judgment of about $1.4 billion against Jones in Connecticut, meaning the reduction did not eliminate all of his legal liabilities related to the Sandy Hook claims.cbsnews.comcbsnews.comTexas court slashes $50 million judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones, but other...news4sanantonio.comnews4sanantonio.comCourt slashes $50M judgment against Infowars’ Alex Jones over Sandy Hook...+1 more

The claim is therefore accurate as stated. Its reference to “a court” is somewhat general, but the available reports identify the decision-maker as a Texas appeals court and consistently describe the reduction from $50 million to $1.5 million.