Lenny Pozner Legal Fund
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Society should not tolerate those who exploit tragedies and prey on the victims of violent crimes. Americans who’ve lost their loved ones should be allowed to grieve in peace without being harassed, exploited or subjected to online defamation. Unfortunately, the publicity surrounding most high-profile tragedies makes these vulnerable people ideal targets for this kind of persecution.
In the wake of recent mass murders such as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Parkland MSD, and the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting. Hoaxers have descended upon the bereaved like vultures, accusing them of being actors in elaborately staged government plots to deceive the public.
Then there are the emotionally disturbed and mentally ill individuals who are easily provoked by the false information spread by conspiracy theorists. They target the surviving family members and stalk them relentlessly, issuing actual threats and often telling the victims that their loved ones didn’t die—or worse yet—never existed.
Fortunately, U.S. laws exist that hold accountable those who libel, slander or otherwise defame. Other laws levy severe penalties against those who stalk, harass and intimidate, both online and in person. Of course, filing this kind of legal action requires competent representation, and this comes at a cost. Please help us in our mission to stop this concerted effort to besmirch the memory of the slain and prolong the anguish and suffering of those they left behind. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
This American Life -Stories from the upside-down world where conspiracy theorists dwell. ( 670 - 3/15/2019)
An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg: our child died at Sandy Hook – why let Facebook lies hurt us even more?
A Father Combats Conspiracy Theorists’ ‘Mob Hate,’ And Honors The Truth About Sandy Hook
Family that lost a son at Sandy Hook fights against vicious conspiracy theorists
Going viral: the victims of online conspiracy theories
Trapped in a hoax: survivors of conspiracy theories speak out
VICE – The Rise of the Crisis Actor Conspiracy Movement
Sandy Hook Father Fights Conspiracy Theories That Emerge After Mass Shootings
Truthers: When Conspiracy Meets Reality
US gun violence spawns a new epidemic: conspiracy theorists harassing victims
How Jewish Family Of Sandy Hook Victim Was Driven Out Of Boca Raton
Sandy Hook dad battles truthers nearly five years after Newtown massacre
M. G. Mancini Speaks with WATR Radio 10-13-2017
The hoaxers harassing Las Vegas victims
BBC Newshour full interview with HONR Network’s Marcus Manicini
How to Stop the Spread of Fake News After National Tragedies
HONR Volunteer, M. G. Mancini, speaks with WATR.COM Radio 7-19-2017
Sandy Hook father Leonard Pozner on death threats: ‘I never imagined I’d have to fight for my child’s legacy’
http://www.honr.com/sandy-hook-conspiracy-theorist-gets-prison-time-threatening-victims-family/
Judge sentences Florida woman to prison for death threats against Sandy Hook father
BBC Trending: The Sandy Hook Hoaxers
Father of Sandy Hook victim speaks out against 'hoaxers'
7 News Miami 6/7/2017
The TheGuardian 5/2/17
BBC Trending 4/2/17
LA TIMES - 2/3/2016
VICE - 2/1/2017
CBC - 2-3-2017
CJBK1290 - 2/2/2017
BBC Outlook - 12-14-2016
CNN - 12/9/2016
USA Today 12/15/2016
NPR - 12-12-2016
NYMAG - 12/14/2016
NYMAG - 9/5/2016
CRACKED - 4/24/2016
COSMOPOLITAN - 6/7/2016
PalmBeachPost - 12/23/2016
Miami Herald - 1/02/2016
THE TRACE 12/11/2015
Forward 12/14/2015
In the wake of recent mass murders such as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Parkland MSD, and the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting. Hoaxers have descended upon the bereaved like vultures, accusing them of being actors in elaborately staged government plots to deceive the public.
Then there are the emotionally disturbed and mentally ill individuals who are easily provoked by the false information spread by conspiracy theorists. They target the surviving family members and stalk them relentlessly, issuing actual threats and often telling the victims that their loved ones didn’t die—or worse yet—never existed.
Fortunately, U.S. laws exist that hold accountable those who libel, slander or otherwise defame. Other laws levy severe penalties against those who stalk, harass and intimidate, both online and in person. Of course, filing this kind of legal action requires competent representation, and this comes at a cost. Please help us in our mission to stop this concerted effort to besmirch the memory of the slain and prolong the anguish and suffering of those they left behind. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
This American Life -Stories from the upside-down world where conspiracy theorists dwell. ( 670 - 3/15/2019)
An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg: our child died at Sandy Hook – why let Facebook lies hurt us even more?
A Father Combats Conspiracy Theorists’ ‘Mob Hate,’ And Honors The Truth About Sandy Hook
Family that lost a son at Sandy Hook fights against vicious conspiracy theorists
Going viral: the victims of online conspiracy theories
Trapped in a hoax: survivors of conspiracy theories speak out
VICE – The Rise of the Crisis Actor Conspiracy Movement
Sandy Hook Father Fights Conspiracy Theories That Emerge After Mass Shootings
Truthers: When Conspiracy Meets Reality
US gun violence spawns a new epidemic: conspiracy theorists harassing victims
How Jewish Family Of Sandy Hook Victim Was Driven Out Of Boca Raton
Sandy Hook dad battles truthers nearly five years after Newtown massacre
M. G. Mancini Speaks with WATR Radio 10-13-2017
The hoaxers harassing Las Vegas victims
BBC Newshour full interview with HONR Network’s Marcus Manicini
How to Stop the Spread of Fake News After National Tragedies
HONR Volunteer, M. G. Mancini, speaks with WATR.COM Radio 7-19-2017
Sandy Hook father Leonard Pozner on death threats: ‘I never imagined I’d have to fight for my child’s legacy’
http://www.honr.com/sandy-hook-conspiracy-theorist-gets-prison-time-threatening-victims-family/
Judge sentences Florida woman to prison for death threats against Sandy Hook father
BBC Trending: The Sandy Hook Hoaxers
Father of Sandy Hook victim speaks out against 'hoaxers'
7 News Miami 6/7/2017
The TheGuardian 5/2/17
BBC Trending 4/2/17
LA TIMES - 2/3/2016
VICE - 2/1/2017
CBC - 2-3-2017
CJBK1290 - 2/2/2017
BBC Outlook - 12-14-2016
CNN - 12/9/2016
USA Today 12/15/2016
NPR - 12-12-2016
NYMAG - 12/14/2016
NYMAG - 9/5/2016
CRACKED - 4/24/2016
COSMOPOLITAN - 6/7/2016
PalmBeachPost - 12/23/2016
Miami Herald - 1/02/2016
THE TRACE 12/11/2015
Forward 12/14/2015
Organizer
Lenny Pozner
Organizer
Newtown, CT