This weekend there are two idiots of the week, because, well, I'd be posting them into December. NewsMax, the conservative network, who knowingly broadcast lies about the 2020 presidential election being stolen. These companies, people and organizations that bought into all of those lies from the felon, like Fox News - have successfully been sued and lost millions once the truth was known. But, they don't learn. Think about all of the people who worked in the felon's first administration - where are they now? Either in prison, sued, or not supporting him. Again, all these idiots. This story is about Newsmax, though- Idiot #2 of the week.
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI , AP August 18, 2025
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.
The settlement comes after Fox News Channel paid $787.5 million to settle a similar lawsuit in 2023 and Newsmax paid what court papers describe as $40 million to settle a libel lawsuit from a different voting machine manufacturer, Smartmatic, which also was a target of pro-Trump conspiracy theories on the network.
Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis had ruled earlier that Newsmax did indeed defame Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems by airing false information about the company and its equipment. But Davis left it to a jury to eventually decide whether that was done with malice, and, if so, how much Dominion deserved from Newsmax in damages. Newsmax and Dominion reached the settlement before the trial could take place.
The settlement was disclosed by Newsmax in a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It said the deal was reached Friday.
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