Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the “faith-friendly” right-wing cable network of defaming Dominion Voting Systems. Newsmax falsely claimed Dominion helped rig the 2020 election for Joe Biden.
Newsmax was not required to apologize or issue a retraction, and in a statement issued Monday the company was unbowed, claiming its stories had been “fair,” “balanced” and “conducted within professional standards of journalism.”
The Dominion case is the third time Newsmax has settled a defamation lawsuit arising from the false claims it repeated during its 2020 election coverage:
Unlike its 2025 settlement, Newsmax’s 2021 settlement with Coomer required the broadcaster to apologize for its errors and issue a retraction admitting it had “no evidence” that Coomer did anything wrong.
Newsmax is favored by some conservatives who consider Fox News too liberal. Those two networks, along with One American News Network, embraced Trump’s false claims of a stolen election and aired reports that blamed election firms for the theft.
Even today, Trump continues his campaign against digital voting machines. He announced Monday on Truth Social that...
Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the “faith-friendly” right-wing cable network of defaming Dominion Voting Systems. Newsmax falsely claimed Dominion helped ri...