Smartmatic settles defamation suit against OAN over 2020 election claims

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

VOTING-MACHINE COMPANY SMARTMATIC SETTLED ITS DEFAMATION LAWSUIT AGAINST ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK TUESDAY OVER THE OUTLET’S 2020 ELECTION COVERAGE.THAT INCLUDED CLAIMS OF ELECTION THEFT AND INTERFERENCE.

IN 2021, SMARTMATIC ACCUSED THE BROADCASTER OF FALSELY REPORTING ITS VOTING MACHINES HAD MANIPULATED ELECTION OUTCOMES IN FAVOR OF PRESIDENT BIDEN. THE DETAILS OF THE SETTLEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN DISCLOSED.

THE LAWSUIT SAID O-A-N REPEATEDLY AIRED UNFOUNDED ALLEGATIONS THAT THE ELECTION WAS STOLEN, EVEN HOSTING GUESTS WHO SUPPORTED THESE CLAIMS WITHOUT EVIDENCE. 

[Tom Fitton]

“You know the smartmatic system which is separate from Dominion is based as far as I can tell I mean that company was set up by buddies of Hugo Chavez. There’s no doubt about it and they should be nowhere near our elections.”

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

ONE AMERICA NEWS HAS PREVIOUSLY DENIED THAT ITS BROADCASTS WERE DEFAMATORY, ARGUING THAT THE EVENTS COVERED WERE NEWSWORTHY.

THIS SETTLEMENT COMES AFTER FOX NEWS AGREED TO PAY $787.5 MILLION TO SETTLE SIMILAR CLAIMS FROM DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS — THE LARGEST MEDIA DEFAMATION SETTLEMENT IN HISTORY.

ONE AMERICA NEWS IS ALSO FACING A PENDING LAWSUIT FROM DOMINION.

MEANWHILE, SMARTMATIC IS CONTINUING ITS LEGAL BATTLES AGAINST FOX NEWS FOR $2 BILLION AND NEWSMAX FOR AN UNDISCLOSED SUM, ACCUSING THEM OF SPREADING FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT ITS TECHNOLOGY DURING THE 2020 ELECTIONS.