A Connecticut jury ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $965 million in damages for repeatedly claiming on his Infowars platform that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a government hoax.

The verdict follows a nearly monthlong trial on how much Mr. Jones should pay after he was found liable for defamation in a case brought by eight of the families whose loved ones died in the elementary school shooting, as well as a Federal Bureau of Investigation officer who was a first responder.