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Newsmax Will Pay $67 Million to Settle Dominion Defamation Case

The payout follows a Delaware judge's finding that the network aired false, defamatory statements about the 2020 election.

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Poll workers set up ballot-marking machines at an early in-person voting site at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Marshall, N.C. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
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Overview

  • Newsmax disclosed in an SEC filing that it paid $27 million on Aug. 15 and will pay the remainder in installments through January 2027.
  • Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M. Davis had already ruled the statements about Dominion were false and defamatory, leaving actual malice and damages for a jury.
  • Dominion said it was pleased to resolve the case, while Newsmax denied wrongdoing and said its 2020 coverage met professional standards.
  • In statements about the settlement, Newsmax criticized the Delaware court as unfair and urged companies to reconsider incorporating in the state.
  • The agreement adds to a broader legal reckoning over 2020 election falsehoods, following Fox News’s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion and Newsmax’s $40 million settlement with Smartmatic.