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After claiming the 2012 shooting in Sandy Hook was a hoax, it\\u2019s a moment of reckoning for America\\u2019s conspiracy-theorist-in-chief Alex Jones as he is ordered to pay nearly $1bn in damages to the victim\\u2019s family members.

Americast explores the huge cultural and social stories that define the increasingly polarised political debate. The team report on a changing country with on-the-ground insights from right across America.

Today presenter Justin Webb and North America editor Sarah Smith join North America correspondent Anthony \\u2018The Zurch\\u2019 Zurcher. Each week on Americast, BBC\\u2019s disinformation and social media correspondent Marianna Spring will investigate the content that is recommended to US voters on social media.