Alex Jones Verdict Inspires Twitter Users To New Heights Of Schadenfreude

The news that a jury had ordered notorious disinformation peddler Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion to several family members of those killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting had a big effect on Twitter users.

On Wednesday, a Connecticut jury ruled that Jones must pay $965 million to families affected by his false claim that the massacre of 20 children and six adults never happened.

Although it could be a while before the plaintiffs see any of the money, many Twitter users decided to cash in on the one asset guaranteed by the verdict: “schadenfreude,” the delightfully descriptive German word that means finding joy in others’ misfortunes.

And Twitter users were happy to express joy at where Jones’ perfectly avoidable situation had taken him.

This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.