Smartmatic Defamation Suits

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Fox News to turn over more evidence in Smartmatic defamation suit, including Murdoch documents

In the wake of its historic $787 million settlement with Dominion, Fox News will now turn over additional evidence as part of the ongoing $2.7 billion defamation case it is facing from Smartmatic, lawyers for both sides said in court on Wednesday.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/fox-news-turn-evidence-smartmatic-defamation-suit-including/story?

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UH-OH: Judge in Smartmatic Defamation Lawsuit Orders FOX News to Turn Over 'Missing' Documents

However, if Fox News thought that these concessions would put an end to their legal troubles, they were sorely mistaken. On the heels of the settled Dominion case, Fox will now have to confront essentially the same allegations of defamation from another voting technology company, Smartmatic.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/26/2166086/-UH-OH-Judge-in-Smartmatic-Defamation-Lawsuit-Orders-FOX-News-to-Turn-Over-Missing-Documents?

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Fox opposes fellow journalists trying to uncover documents

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News is opposing a renewed effort by three news organizations to unseal documents related to its recently settled defamation lawsuit, saying it would do nothing but “gratify private spite or promote public scandal.”

https://apnews.com/article/fox-news-dominion-lawsuit-media-records-carlson-9b4dbed0e8f15f0a09f6f902f174e356?

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Voting technology company settles lawsuit against far-right news outlet over 2020 election claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — A voting technology company targeted by bogus fraud claims related to the 2020 presidential election settled a defamation lawsuit Tuesday against a conservative news outlet.

https://apnews.com/article/2020-election-voting-machines-smartmatic-conspiracy-theories-2d6774bf7730c8e26c32b47d06ea99b5?

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Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims

DENVER (AP) — The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, according to documents filed Monday.

https://apnews.com/article/dominion-voting-newsmax-defamation-trump-2020-3b2366dfdae3a8432afe822bf14fe1ef?

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US prosecutors charge Smartmatic in alleged $1M Philippines bribery case

MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged voting technology firm Smartmatic with money laundering and other crimes arising from more than $1 million in bribes that several executives allegedly paid to election officials in the Philippines.

https://apnews.com/article/smartmatic-bribery-charges-philippines-97a1c66eaedf769ad0e64a52166be90b?