Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought on by Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems. In a lawsuit, filed months after the 2020 elections, Dominion accused the cable news channel of spreading false claims that the company’s voting technology had been manipulated to help Joe Biden beat Donald Trump.
Newsmax was among various right-leaning news channels that featured Trump allies who promoted these conspiracies, including former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell and supporter Mike Lindell of My Pillow.
Newsmax announced the settlement in an Aug. 15 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the document, the network paid $27 million of the settlement on the day and the rest will be paid by January 2027.
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While multiple court rulings and investigations by election officials found that there was no evidence of fraud in the 2020 elections, these claims were still echoed by factions of Trump supporters in 2024. Dominion has said the election lies caused the company and its employees extensive harm, including death threats and lost revenue. “We are pleased to have settled this matter,” a Dominion spokesperson said on Monday. Newsmax was not required to apologize or issue a retraction as part of the settlement, according to NBC news.
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