Alex Jones ordered to pay $473 million more in damages to Sandy Hook victims' families by Connecticut judge

A Connecticut judge ordered Alex Jones to pay $473 million more in punitive damages to the families of victims who died during the Sandy Hook massacre.

The Associated Press reported Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis tacked on the punitive damages to what Jones and Free Speech Systems owed after telling millions of listeners on his show that the shooting was a hoax, and the victims were actors hired as part of a scheme to get more gun control laws in place. Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.

"The record clearly supports the plaintiffs’ argument that the defendants’ conduct was intentional and malicious, and certain to cause harm by virtue of their infrastructure, ability to spread content, and massive audience including the ïnfowarriors," the judge wrote in a 45-page ruling.