Smartmatic, Newsmax settle over false claims about 2020 election being stolen

26 Sep 2024, 22:46 by Mark Moran · UPI

Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Far-right cable TV outlet Newsmax and the voting machine company Smartmatic settled a defamation lawsuit stemming from claims by Newsmax that the 2020 election was rigged, the cable operator announced Thursday.

The amount of the settlement was not immediately disclosed.