Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorDominion Voting Systems filed defamation suits against two backers of right-wing cable outlets, Newsmax Media Inc.
and Herring Networks Inc., alleging the two companies readily spread falsehoods about Dominion’s role in the 2020 presidential election.
The suits are the latest in Dominion’s efforts to recoup what it believes are damages made to its reputation by several partisan media companies, including Fox Corp.’s Fox News Channel.Dominion also filed a suit against Patrick Byrne, the former chief executive of online retailers Overstock,com.
The suits were filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and also name Herring Networks owners Robert Herring and Charles Herring as well.
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