Smartmatic and Newsmax Settle 2020 Election Defamation Lawsuit

The settlement concludes the legal battle over false claims of vote manipulation, with undisclosed terms and reduced damages.

Smartmatic and Newsmax reached a confidential settlement in their defamation lawsuit, ending the case just as jury selection began.
Smartmatic had accused Newsmax of spreading false claims that its voting machines were involved in rigging the 2020 election results.
The settlement follows a significant reduction in Smartmatic's damages claim from $1.7 billion to $400 million.
Newsmax maintained that it was merely reporting on allegations made by Trump supporters and argued that the lawsuit threatened press freedom.
This case is part of a broader series of defamation lawsuits by Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems against various conservative media outlets and figures.