The Independent reports:
Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has breached a court order by failing to show up for a deposition in a lawsuit over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre, after a judge rebuffed claims that he was too sick to appear.
The Infowars host was scheduled to appear in person at 9am local time in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday to be questioned under oath as part of settlement proceedings in defamation cases he lost against the families of victims killed in the 2012 mass shooting.
On Wednesday, Mr Jones’ attorney admitted to the court that the radio host was broadcasting his show live during the court hearing.
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Alex Jones sent a lawyer with a dodgy doctor’s note saying he could not leave the house for a deposition in the Sandy Hook families’ defamation suit and the judge caught him hosting Infowars at his (non-home) studio *during the hearing*. https://t.co/0oBDJnXnur
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 23, 2022