Pozner v. Fetzer Timeline of News and HONR Articles
This page lists news stories and HONR Network articles about Pozner v. Fetzer, the Wisconsin case brought by Sandy Hook father Lenny Pozner. In 2018 he sued James Fetzer over claims in the book Nobody Died at Sandy Hook. Those claims called the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting a hoax and said Noah Pozner’s death certificate was fake. A court later ruled those statements were defamation. The list also includes HONR articles about online abuse by Sandy Hook hoaxers, and how families fought back. Newest entries are at the top.
2026
Pozner v. Fetzer: The “Nobody Died at Sandy Hook” Case
Sandy Hook father Lenny Pozner won a $1,107,395.13 judgment against James Fetzer. Fetzer’s book Nobody Died at Sandy Hook falsely called Noah Pozner’s death certificate fake.
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How Sandy Hook Parents Fought Online Harassment, and How HONR Helps
The HONR Network was started in 2014 by Lenny Pozner after his son Noah was killed at Sandy Hook. This article explains how parents faced online abuse, and how HONR helps people who are targeted.
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After losing his son at Sandy Hook, Lenny Pozner spent ten years fighting fake news
Ten years after the shooting, this report looks at how Lenny Pozner spent a decade pushing back against false claims about his son. It describes the harm those claims caused and the work that followed.
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One family’s epic fight against Sandy Hook conspiracies, Alex Jones, and those who deny their son ever lived
This article tells how Noah Pozner’s parents spent years defending the truth about his life and death. It covers the online attacks they faced and the legal fights that followed.
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When online harassment moves into the real world
After Lenny Pozner’s son was killed, people who denied the shooting harassed him online. This article describes how that abuse also followed him into daily life.
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Judgment against James H Fetzer Increased to $1.1M
On July 27, 2020, the Wisconsin court raised the amount James Fetzer owes Lenny Pozner to $1,107,395.13. That total includes the jury’s $450,000 award, plus lawyer fees and costs.
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The Professor of Denial
This long magazine story looks at James Fetzer and the Wisconsin trial. It describes how a judge had already found his claims about Noah Pozner’s death certificate to be false, and how a jury then decided how much he should pay.
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His Son Was Killed At Sandy Hook. Then Came The Online Harassment.
On the seventh anniversary of the shooting, Lenny Pozner talks with NPR about the online abuse his family faced. He also discusses the defamation case he had just won in Wisconsin.
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Battling Hoaxers in Court, Sandy Hook Families Replay a Tragedy
The New York Times follows Lenny Pozner as he testifies in his Wisconsin case against James Fetzer. The story also looks at how Sandy Hook families have used the courts to confront people who spread false claims about the shooting.
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Sandy Hook shooting: Parent awarded $450,000 for defamation
A Wisconsin jury awarded Lenny Pozner $450,000 in his case against James Fetzer. In June, a judge had already ruled that Fetzer defamed him by claiming Noah’s death certificate was fake.
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Sandy Hook father awarded $450,000 in defamation suit against university professor
A Wisconsin jury awarded the father of a boy killed at Sandy Hook $450,000. The award came after a judge found that James Fetzer’s book made false claims about Noah Pozner’s death certificate.
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Jury awards Sandy Hook father $450,000 for defamation by local conspiracy theorist
A Dane County jury decided James Fetzer must pay Lenny Pozner $450,000. The award followed a June ruling that Fetzer made false statements about Noah Pozner’s death certificate in his book and on his blog.
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A Publisher Apologized for Running a Sandy Hook Book, Then Auctioned Off the Last Copies
The publisher of Nobody Died at Sandy Hook apologized to Lenny Pozner. The company then put the last copies of the book up for auction, even after agreeing to stop selling it.
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A Grieving Sandy Hook Father on How to Fight Online Hoaxers
Lenny Pozner talks about how he has tried to stop online abuse after his son was killed at Sandy Hook. He describes practical steps families can take when false claims spread online.
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Wisconsin conspiracy author defamed the father of a boy who was killed in Sandy Hook shooting, judge rules
A Dane County judge ruled that James Fetzer and his co-editor defamed Lenny Pozner by claiming he faked his son’s death certificate. The article also describes the years of harassment that followed the shooting.
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Sandy Hook Victim's Father Wins Defamation Suit; Alex Jones Sanctioned
A Wisconsin judge ruled for Lenny Pozner in his case against the authors of Nobody Died at Sandy Hook. The book claimed, among other false things, that he had faked his son Noah’s death certificate.
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Sandy Hook Conspiracy Theorist Loses to Father of 6-Year-Old Victim Over Hoax
A Wisconsin judge ruled that James Fetzer and his co-author defamed the father of a six-year-old killed at Sandy Hook. The book’s publisher also settled and agreed to take the book off the market.
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“Nobody Died at Sandy Hook” publisher apologizes to dad of murdered boy
The publisher of Nobody Died at Sandy Hook apologized to Lenny Pozner, whose son Noah was killed in the shooting. The company agreed to stop selling the book, and a Wisconsin judge ruled that the book’s editors had defamed him.
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Florida publisher of conspiracy books faces lawsuit over ‘Nobody Died at Sandy Hook.’
A Florida publisher was named in Lenny Pozner’s new lawsuit over the book Nobody Died at Sandy Hook. The case was filed in Dane County, Wisconsin, where James Fetzer lives.
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Sandy Hook dad sues authors promoting conspiracy theory
Lenny Pozner filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin against James Fetzer, Mike Palecek, and the publisher of Nobody Died at Sandy Hook. The article notes that he has had to move several times because of harassment.
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Father of Sandy Hook victim sues extremists on defamation charges
Lenny Pozner sued James Fetzer and Mike Palecek for defamation over claims in their book. The case was filed in Wisconsin after years of false claims about his son Noah.
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