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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who falsely claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook school shootings were a hoax, has been ordered to pay nearly $1 billion in damages in a defamation trial in the US. Because of his lies, grieving families were harassed and threatened by his followers.

Nicole Hockley’s six-year-old son Dylan was killed in the shooting. She was part of the defamation case and awarded millions in damages.

Nicole shared her reaction to the verdict with ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour’s Anita Rani and described how these conspiracy theories and the threats and harassment she’s faced have impacted her family over the past 10 years.

You can listen to the full interview on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sounds by searching for Woman’s Hour.