Newsmax to pay $67M to settle defamation lawsuit from voting machine company [View all]

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Source: NBC

The conservative cable news channel Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by the voting machine company Dominion over baseless claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged, according to a new regulatory filing.

The settlement averts what promised to be a high-profile trial.

Newsmax and Dominion Voting Systems agreed to the settlement on Friday, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The payments will be made in three installments by January 2027, the filing said.

"We are pleased to have settled this matter," a Dominion spokesperson said in response to a request for comment.

In a statement, Newsmax said it "believed it was critically important for the American people to hear both sides of the election disputes that arose in 2020."

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/newsmax-pay-67m-settle-defamation-lawsuit-voting-machine-company-rcna225604

Newsmax to pay M to settle defamation lawsuit from voting machine company

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