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.