Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims

Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about
voting-tech company
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Following Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump that November, Trump's
allies and supporters took to right-wing media to accuse Dominion
Voting Systems of rigging the vote to help Biden.

In his opinion, Judge Eric M. Davis says Dominion "presents clear and
convincing evidence" that shows Newsmax broadcast segments with
inaccurate information that "would likely cause reasonable viewers to
think significantly less favorably about Dominion than if the viewers
knew the truth." He also noted that Newsmax's "clarification" posted
in mid-December 2020 about a lack of evidence of voter fraud showed
that Newsmax "acknowledged the falsity" of several lies regarding
Dominion and the election.

If the lawsuit heads to trial as scheduled later this month, the jury
will be asked to decide whether to award damages and how much, and
whether the broadcasts were aired with "actual malice," which means
knowledge of falsity or disregard for the truth.

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/09/nx-s1-5357885/newsmax-dominion-defamation-2020-election