Newsmax agreed to pay $40 million to settle a defamation case brought by Smartmatic, according to regulatory filings released this week. This article, Newsmax settled Smartmatic case for $40 million,

The pro-Trump cable channel Newsmax agreed to pay $40 million in a confidential settlement last year to end a 2020 election-related defamation lawsuit brought by voting technology company Smartmatic,

Cable outlet Newsmax Media has paid $40 million to settle allegations it defamed Smartmatic by reporting false claims that the voting machine company helped rig the 2020 U.S. election for Joe Biden over Donald Trump,