Newsmax Paid Smartmatic $40 Million In 2020 Election Defamation Settlement, Filing Shows
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The conservative news network was sued by the voting equipment company for lies it spread about the 2020 presidential election that President Donald Trump lost.
Conservative news network Newsmax agreed to pay a voting machine company $40 million to settle a defamation lawsuit over falsehoods the network spread about the 2020 presidential election that President Donald Trump lost.
Smartmatic, the voting machine company, sued Newsmax, along with Fox News and One America News, over the networks’ false reporting that Smartmatic switched votes to make them in favor of President Joe Biden.
While a settlement was reached last year between Newsmax and Smartmatic, the $40 million amount paid was made public in a filing on March 7, as first reported by The Independent this week.
Smartmatic also reached a settlement with One America News last year, though the amount has not been disclosed. Smartmatic’s lawsuit against Fox News remains ongoing. Fox News previously settled with Dominion ― a different voting machine company ― for $787 million in 2023.
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