Newsmax Settles Defamation Lawsuit with Dominion for $67 Million
Newsmax settled a $67 million defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over false 2020 election claims, avoiding trial. This follows Fox News's 2023 payment.
World News GroupNewsmax to settle defamation claim by Dominion for $67M
SalonNewsmax settles for voting machine defamation lawsuit for $67 million
New York SunNewsmax Pays Eight-Figure Sum To Settle Dominion Defamation Case Over 2020 Election Coverage
FortuneNewsmax avoids trial with $67 million settlement over false 2020 election claims
Overview
Newsmax settled a $67 million defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems, resolving claims about false 2020 election information aired regarding Dominion's voting machines.
The agreement was finalized before the defamation case could proceed to trial, preventing further extensive court proceedings and bringing an end to the legal dispute.
Newsmax will make an initial $27 million payment, with the remaining $40 million disbursed over two years, as detailed in an SEC filing.
A Delaware Superior Court judge had previously deemed the baseless information broadcast by Newsmax regarding Dominion's voting machines as defamatory.
This settlement follows a larger $787.5 million payment made by Fox News to Dominion in 2023 for similar false claims regarding voting machine rigging.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources cover the Newsmax settlement neutrally by presenting factual information about the legal proceedings and settlement terms. They include statements from both Dominion and Newsmax, and contextualize the claims as "false" or "baseless" based on judicial rulings and lack of evidence, rather than injecting their own evaluative language.