Newsmax paid Smartmatic $40 mil to settle its defamation case over lies about 2020 voting. www.cnn.com/2025/03/14/m... - ThreadSky

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mmasnick.bsky.social • 20 days ago

Newsmax paid Smartmatic $40 mil to settle its defamation case over lies about 2020 voting.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/14/media/newsmax-smartmatic-settlement/index.html

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dilleyandrew.bsky.social•20 days ago

Seems like unless the penalty for lying is severe enough to finish the company, it's not severe enough.

sanwil.bsky.social•20 days ago

Other than money are there any other consequences?

ncyankeegirl.bsky.social•20 days ago

And here lies the problem - if you admit to spreading misinformation and purposely lying- you should be taken off the air!! They have the money to pay - they will not stop and there will always be gullible people!!!

by-mhrudolph.bsky.social•20 days ago

This. Teach.

randomlawyer.bsky.social•20 days ago

This is part of why I don’t understand why only right wingers think they’ll benefit by the elimination of NYT v Sull, in that it’ll be easier to sue mainstream media. Right wing media would become an even more target rich environment given some of the bonkers stories they report.

despiteallmyrage.bsky.social•20 days ago

The irony is, Smartmatic at this rate will end up making more in lawsuits than it did selling voting equipment.

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