Voting technology firm, conservative outlet reach settlement in 2020 election defamation case

Posted Friday, September 27, 2024 11:42 am

Randall Chase | The Associated Press

A settlement was reached Thursday in a defamation lawsuit brought by electronic voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic against conservative news outlet Newsmax for airing accusations about vote manipulation in the 2020 election made by allies of former President Donald Trump.

The settlement was announced just a few hours after jury selection began in the lawsuit filed by Florida-based Smartmatic against Newsmax.

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Voting technology firm, conservative outlet reach settlement in 2020 election defamation case

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