Newsmax Counter-Sues Smartmatic, Widening Fight over U.S. Election Fraud Claims

By Brad Pareso 

Newsmax Media Inc. counter-sued Smartmatic Corp., widening a clash between the voting-technology company and the right-wing news outlet over its reporting on a viral conspiracy theory about the 2020 election. (Bloomberg)

Smartmatic sued Newsmax in November for amplifying false claims that Smartmatic voting machines rigged the election against then-President Donald Trump, who persists in falsely claiming his defeat was the result of fraud. In a response filed in Delaware state court, San Diego-based Newsmax denied it defamed Smartmatic and claimed that the election software firm was trying to censor free speech and intimidate a critic. (Reuters)

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