{"id":2475857,"date":"2025-08-18T12:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T16:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsmax-to-pay-67-million-to-settle-dominion-lawsuit-over-2020-election-lies\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T12:23:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T16:23:11","slug":"newsmax-to-pay-67-million-to-settle-dominion-lawsuit-over-2020-election-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsmax-to-pay-67-million-to-settle-dominion-lawsuit-over-2020-election-lies\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsmax to pay $67 million to settle Dominion lawsuit over 2020 election lies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsmax-to-pay-67-million-to-settle-dominion-lawsuit-over-2020-election-lies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2475857&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to settle a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-justice-department-is-backing-trump-in-e-jean-carroll-defamation-suit\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Justice Department Is Backing Trump In E. Jean Carroll ... Suit\">defamation lawsuit filed<\/a> by Dominion Voting Systems concerning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-mark-zuckerberg-holding-an-i-stand-with-israel-sign\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Mark Zuckerberg Holding An \u2018I Stand With Israel\u2019 Sign?\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">false claims<\/a> related<\/a> to the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Dominion filed the lawsuit in 2021 after Newsmax repeatedly broadcast false allegations promoted by former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell and Trump supporter Mike Lindell, accusing Dominion of election fraud. The settlement was revealed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, showing that Newsmax paid $27 million upfront, with the remainder due by January 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The case followed a Delaware judge&#8217;s ruling that Newsmax aired defamatory statements likely to damage Dominion&#8217;s reputation, and a jury was set to determine if the defamation was intentional and the amount of damages owed. Dominion had previously secured a $787 million settlement from Fox News in a similar lawsuit and also won a $40 million settlement from Newsmax in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >related defamation case brought<\/a> by the voting technology company Smartmatic.The settlement resolves one of the last outstanding legal actions tied to election misinformation broadcast by Newsmax. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Newsmax to pay $67 million to settle Dominion lawsuit over 2020 election lies<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1286203\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Newsmax agreed to settle one of the last remaining lawsuits from Dominion Voting Systems over the network&rsquo;s airing of false claims related to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2020-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dominion filed a lawsuit against the right-wing news network in 2021 over it repeatedly featuring former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell and Trump supporter Mike Lindell, both of whom spread false conspiracies about Dominion. Dominion, a Colorado-based voting<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> hardware and software company<\/a>, became the target of many of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s supporters in the wake of the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3757957\/zelensky-white-house-meeting-land-concessions-russia-ukraine-war\/\">Zelensky weighs land concessions, US-backed security ahead of White House meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3758014\/joni-ernst-challenger-jd-scholten-josh-turek-senate\/\">Joni Ernst challenger JD Scholten drops out and endorses Democratic rival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3757948\/trump-executive-order-mail-in-ballots-voting-machines\/\">Trump promises executive order to &#8216;get rid of&#8217; mail-in ballots and voting machines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The settlement was announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sec\/\">Securities and Exchange Commission<\/a> filing. It said the network paid $27 million of the settlement on that day and the rest will be paid by January 2027. The filing did not indicate how Newsmax and Dominion settled on the monetary amount.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, a judge in Delaware ruled that Newsmax aired slanderous statements about the company by falsely accusing it of rigging the 2020 election. The judge noted that it would be left to a jury to decide if the defamatory comments were intentional, and how much Newsmax should pay in damages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In his April<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.delaware.gov\/Opinions\/Download.aspx?id=377980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> opinion<\/a>, Judge Eric M. Davis said Dominion presented &ldquo;clear and convincing evidence &ldquo;that Newsmax broadcast segments with false information that &ldquo;would likely cause reasonable viewers to think significantly less favorably about Dominion than if the viewers knew the truth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3421371\/fema-future-abolition-overhaul-cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FEMA&rsquo;S FORK IN THE ROAD: ABOLITION OR SEAT AT THE CABINET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A trial was scheduled to begin in October.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dominion received a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/900742\/fox-reaches-787m-settlement-with-dominion-moments-before-opening-of-defamation-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$787 million settlement<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a> in 2023 over its airing of false claims. Fox News settled the case on the eve of the trial.<\/p>\n<p>Newsmax additionally settled another 2020 election-related defamation lawsuit brought by voting technology company, Smartmatic, for $40 million on the eve of the jury trial last year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newsmax to pay $67M to settle Dominion 2020 election lawsuit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2475858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP24199045746421.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32675,61465,61464,16322],"class_list":["post-2475857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2020-election","tag-defamation-settlement","tag-dominion-lawsuit","tag-newsmax"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP24199045746421.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2475857"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2475861,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475857\/revisions\/2475861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2475858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2475857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2475857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2475857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}