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.
#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
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.
Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday against Dow Jones, News Corp (NWSA.O), Rupert Murdoch & 2 Wall Street Journal #reporters, raising claims under federal libel #law, court records show.
#wimp#TrumpIsWeak
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/donald-trump-sues-dow-jones-news-corp-rupert-murdoch-wsj-reporters-libel-court-2025-07-18/