Voting technology firm Smartmatic and Newsmax reach settlement in 2020 election defamation case
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Wilmington, Delaware — A settlement has been reached in a defamation lawsuit pitting an electronic voting machine manufacturer targeted by allies of former President Donald Trump against a conservative news outlet that aired accusations of vote manipulation in the 2020 election.
Newsmax on Thursday confirmed a deal had been reached but further details were not disclosed. The outlet said it was "pleased" to announce that it resolved the lawsuit brought by Smartmatic through a "confidential" settlement, and said more details would follow.
Smartmatic, the voting machine company, has claimed that Newsmax program hosts and guests made false and defamatory statements in November and December 2020 implying that Smartmatic participated in rigging the results and that its software was used to switch votes.
