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How Alex Jones Weaponized Sandy Hook

Clip: 12/14/2022 | 18m 9s | Video has closed captioning.

President Obama called it the single darkest day of his presidency. Ten years ago, 20 children and six teachers entered Sandy Hook Elementary School and never came out. But the tragedy didn't end there. Stories that the massacre was a fake were widely disseminated, causing inordinate pain to the families. Hari Sreenivisan spoke with Elizabeth Williamson about the disinformation campaign.

Aired: 12/14/22

Rating: NR

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