Newsmax Paid $40 Million To Settle Defamation Suit Over US 2020 Election claims

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March 13 (Reuters) - Cable outlet Newsmax Media has paid $40 million to settle allegations it defamed Smartmatic by reporting false claims that the voting machine company helped rig the 2020 U.S. election for Joe Biden over Donald Trump, according to a regulatory filing

.https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/newsmax-agreed-pay-40-million-settle-defamation-suit-over-2020-false-election-2025-03-13/

The companies settled privately last year, but the amount was disclosed in a Newsmax investor document dated March 7.

Newsmax representatives did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment.

Smartmatic sued Newsmax in 2021, alleging it broadcast damaging misinformation falsely claiming the company switched votes in the 2020 presidential election, that its machines were hacked and that it was funded by corrupt dictators

 

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March 13 (Reuters) - Cable outlet Newsmax Media has paid $40 million to settle allegations it defamed Smartmatic by reporting false claims that the voting machine company helped rig the 2020 U.S. election for Joe Biden over Donald Trump, according to a regulatory filing

.https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/newsmax-agreed-pay-40-million-settle-defamation-suit-over-2020-false-election-2025-03-13/

The companies settled privately last year, but the amount was disclosed in a Newsmax investor document dated March 7.

Newsmax representatives did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment.

Smartmatic sued Newsmax in 2021, alleging it broadcast damaging misinformation falsely claiming the company switched votes in the 2020 presidential election, that its machines were hacked and that it was funded by corrupt dictators

Sounds like NewsMax got off light. No telling whether it is enough, to keep them from lying on air, during their "news" programs.
I suspect Fox will pay off, like a slot machine, but will continue to report what the feel like, whether true or totally fake news.

 

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There is a price to pay for lying. Fox News is still on the hook...

Newly released filing reveals Newsmax’s $40 million settlement with Smartmatic

A case involving a conservative media outlet and a voting machine company has been resolved — but a similar case involving Fox News remains.

www.msnbc.com

 

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Sounds like NewsMax got off light. No telling whether it is enough, to keep them from lying on air, during their "news" programs.
I suspect Fox will pay off, like a slot machine, but will continue to report what the feel like, whether true or totally fake news.

Dominion made FOXNEWS pay through the nose for the lies they told.

 

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Dominion made FOXNEWS pay through the nose for the lies they told.

Yep, and FOX will pay off Smartmatic, even quicker, without it getting to the opening day of courtroom proceeding.

 

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March 13 (Reuters) - Cable outlet Newsmax Media has paid $40 million to settle allegations it defamed Smartmatic by reporting false claims that the voting machine company helped rig the 2020 U.S. election for Joe Biden over Donald Trump, according to a regulatory filing

.https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/newsmax-agreed-pay-40-million-settle-defamation-suit-over-2020-false-election-2025-03-13/

The companies settled privately last year, but the amount was disclosed in a Newsmax investor document dated March 7.

Newsmax representatives did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment.

Smartmatic sued Newsmax in 2021, alleging it broadcast damaging misinformation falsely claiming the company switched votes in the 2020 presidential election, that its machines were hacked and that it was funded by corrupt dictators

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/newsmax-agreed-pay-40-million-settle-defamation-suit-over-2020-false-election-2025-03-13/

 

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