Some costs can only be fully understood through numbers. In chronicling the two defamation lawsuits brought against Alex Jones and his website, InfoWars, “The Truth vs. Alex Jones” is, in the most basic sense, a story of historic damages. Nearly $1.5 billion in penalties was awarded to the families of the victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting by juries in Texas and Connecticut in 2022, rulings that were followed by Jones declaring bankruptcy. These totals represent the largest defamation award in United States history. As things currently stand, the families haven’t seen a dime, and InfoWars is still...