Newsmax Posts New Statement On Smartmatic, Acknowledges That Court Found Election Rigging Claims Untrue
deadline.comNewsmax has posted a new statement on its website about the settlement of Smartmatic‘s defamation lawsuit, acknowledging that a court found that claims that the voting company was involved in rigging the 2020 election were untrue.
In a statement posted on Saturday, Newsmax said that it “has resolved the litigation brought by Smartmatic through a confidential settlement.
Newsmax acknowledges that the Court found that ‘allegations regarding whether the [2020 U.S. presidential election] and its results were somehow altered or manipulated by Smartmatic are factually false/untrue.'” “Newsmax reiterates its statement of December 2020 that made clear that there is no evidence that Smartmatic machines or software altered the votes in the 2020 U.S.
presidential election and that Smartmatic is a U.S. company and not owned by the Venezuelan government, or any foreign official or entity.” Newsmax settled the Smartmatic lawsuit in September, just days before a trial was scheduled to begin in Wilmington, DE.
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