That level of lax fact checking pales in comparison to what Jones did. Jones didn't make a mistake. He acted with deliberate and relentless malice. The standards for actual civil punishment for slander, libel or defamation are very high. Just getting facts wrong is nowhere near those standards. Certainly not if you issue a prompt correction when it's brought to your attention. Even saying "I think Sandy Hook was staged" isn't a crime. It's as valid an opinion as thinking the earth is flat or the 2020 election was stolen. Jones absolutely tormented people in a vulnerable state for personal gain and did so relentlessly for years when he very well knew he was lying the whole time.