Alex Jones and his media company have a net worth up to $270 million, forensic economist testifies, saying the conspiracy theorist has monetized 'hate speech'

• A forensic economist testified that Alex Jones and his company have a net worth of up to $270 million.

• Pettingill said that Jones is a very successful man.

• Sandy Hook parents who sued Jones over his false claims about the massacre are seeking damages from him.

A forensic economist testified in a Texas court that Alex Jones and his company have a net worth of up to $270 million.

During the Sandy Hook defamation trial, forensic economist Bernard Pettingill estimated the combined net worth of Jones and Free Speech Systems to be between $135 million and $270 million.

"As much of a maverick that he is, as much of an outsider that he is, he is a very successful man," Pettingill said as he compared Jones to Genghis Khan.

The net worth of Jones was estimated by the forensic economist.

Pettingill said that Alex Jones is the company.

Pettingill told the court that he believes Jones is a revolutionary.

According to Pettingill, Jones made a lot of money by promulgating some hate speech and misinformation.

The Texas court found Jone liable for defamation after he made a false claim about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

The parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, one of the 26 people killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and Free Speech Systems for defamation.

On Thursday, a jury awarded Heslin and Lewis more than $4 million in damages, and now Jones faces additional punishment for his repeated lies.

Pettingill, who was hired to testify about Jones' net worth, told the court that he tracked Jones' funds and found that he made $165 million over the course of three years.

According to previous testimony from Jones, the group took in $70 million in revenue last year.

Jones withdrew $61.9 million from Free Speech Systems in the year 2021, according to Pettingill.

The value of Alex Jones' net worth is represented by that number.

Jones withdrew $18 million from Free Speech Systems over the course of three years, according to Pettingill.

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