NewsMax agreed to pay $ 40 million in a settlement with the voting machine
NewsMax agreed to pay $ 40 million SmartMatic as part of last year’s settlement in the wake of the defamation lawsuit in the elections of the voting technology company against the right -wing news port, according to a new regulatory provision.
The settlement, which was reached in September, included a cash payment and a choice for buying stocks in Newsmax, media company He said in his file. NewsMax said that the payments, which total $ 20 million have already been made, with the rest before July.
“The administration believes that the settlement with a smart will, taking into account the payment of all considerations in a timely manner, cancels the future legal expenses that the company expected to carry related to this lawsuit, which could have included legal procedures charged with appeal and other matters.”
Newsmax did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday night.
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Details of payments provide an insight into the secret settlement agreement that was not available to the public last year. The 2021 propaganda lawsuit focused on the wrong Newsmax calls that Smartmatic machines manipulated the 2020 presidential elections in favor of Joe Biden. A deal was reached shortly before the case was appointed to the trial.
After the settlement last year, newsmax He said in a statement It “acknowledges that the court found that” allegations related to whether it is [2020 U.S. presidential election] Its results have been changed in some way or processed by Smartmatic are actually wrong/incorrect. “
Smartmatic has settled a relevant defamation in April against Onerica News for an inferior amount publicly.
C. Eric Connoli, external lawyer for SmartMatic, in a statement on Thursday that the company is now focusing on a similar case against Fox News.
“We look forward to providing our evidence to a jury, and finally they have the opportunity to hold Fox accountable for its harmful actions,” said Honoli.
Fox said it covered events with publication and people around the 2020 elections.
Fox News arrived, Fox Corp. , To a settlement in 2023 to pay 787.5 million dollars to Dominion Potting Systems Dominion Technology to settle defamation claims.