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,

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,

Newsmax paid $40 million to settle election systems company Smartmatic ‘s defamation lawsuit last year, according a recent regulatory filing made by the media outlet.

The conservative news network was sued by the voting equipment company for lies it spread about the 2020 presidential election that President Donald Trump lost.

A recent regulatory filing by Newsmax revealed that the network paid $40 million to settle its defamation lawsuit with Smartmatic. The case was settled in September with the terms initially remaining undisclosed,