A settlement was reached in a defamation lawsuit brought by electronic voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic against conservative news outlet Newsmax. The lawsuit stemmed from accusations made by allies of former President Donald Trump regarding vote manipulation in the 2020 election.
Smartmatic claimed that Newsmax program hosts and guests made false and defamatory statements implying that Smartmatic participated in rigging the election results and that its software was used to switch votes. Newsmax, on the other hand, argued that it was merely reporting on newsworthy allegations made by Trump and his supporters.
