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,

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,