Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Ha! #Trump is such a #LIAR!

#Newsmax agrees to pay $67M settlement in #defamation case over #2020election lies

The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading #lies about #Trump’s 2020 election loss, acc/to documents filed Monday.

#law#BigLie#ConspiracyTheories#FactCheck#TrumpLies
https://apnews.com/article/dominion-voting-newsmax-defamation-trump-2020-3b2366dfdae3a8432afe822bf14fe1ef?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-18-Breaking+News
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The settlement comes after #FoxNews paid $787.5M to settle a similar #defamation lawsuit in 2023 & #Newsmax paid what court papers describe as $40M to settle a #libel lawsuit from a different voting machine manufacturer, #Smartmatic, which also was a target of pro-Trump #ConspiracyTheories on the network.

#law#BigLie#Trump#FactCheck#TrumpLies
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Judge Eric Davis ruled earlier that #Newsmax did indeed #defame Denver-based #DominionVotingSystems by airing false information [ #lies] about the company & its equipment. But Davis left it to a #jury to eventually decide whether that was done with #malice, &, if so, how much #Dominion deserved from Newsmax in #damages. Newsmax & Dominion reached the settlement before the trial could take place.
The settlement was disclosed by Newsmax on Monday in a new filing with the #SEC.

#law#BigLie#Trump