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Newsmax Settles with Smartmatic Over Voting Machine Defamation Claims
The two entities had been set to go to trial over the election vendor's grievance claims.
Smartmatic originally sued Newsmax, along with One America News Network, in 2021, accusing the company of maligning its reputation by platforming baseless claims that it had helped rig vote tallies in 2020 to ensure Joe Biden’s win in the presidential election. On its website, Newsmax published a statement Thursday stating it was “pleased to announce it has resolved the litigation brought by Smartmatic through a confidential settlement.” Fox News settled with Dominion Voting Systems last year for $787 million in a case that is almost identical to the one involving Smartmatic and Newsmax.
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