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And that matter is still being fought over — especially in the court of public opinion.

In fact, no sooner had the #Newsmax settlement been announced last Thurs than #Fox’s *PR* op was out w/a stmnt seemingly unrelated to the question of whether or not the voting-machine company was defamed in 2020: “#Smartmatic’s President & Co-Founder, as well as one current & one fmr executive, were federally indicted for #bribery” involving a #Philippine govt contract.

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Antonio Mugica, whose firm was slimed by unfounded #FarRight #ConspiracyTheories about a stolen 2020 #election, made a confidential settlement last wk in his #defamation suit against #Newsmax, months after scoring another confidential settlement in a proceeding against #OAN. But he’s due in court early next yr for a case against the biggest #conservative network of all: #FoxNews, which #Smartmatic is suing for $2.7B over alleged false claims related to #Trump’s loss.

What #Dictators, #Corruption & #Threesomes Have to Do w/a Lawsuit That Could Kneecap #FoxNews

Fresh from settling w/ #Newsmax, #Smartmatic’s CEO braces for mud-slinging.

To combat a smear based on #lies, the CEO of the voting machine firm Smartmatic may have to lean into a totally different set of ugly stories — involving alleged corporate #bribery, ties to a foreign #strongman & his own role in a threesome hookup #app called Feeld.

#law #election #propaganda #FauxNews
politico.com/news/2024/10/04/v

Far-right cable TV outlet #Newsmax and the voting machine company #Smartmatic settled a defamation lawsuit stemming from claims by Newsmax that the 2020 election was rigged

It's the latest in a series of such settlements related to the election and false claims that the results were somehow tabulated unfairly or suspiciously.
The deal came as jury selection had begun in Wilmington, Del., Thursday.
Smartmatic sued Newsmax over its #baseless #claims of election fraud and filed a similar suit against #Fox #News, which also furthered unsupported claims that the contest had been "stolen" from President Donald Trump.
No claims of widespread vote ballot tampering or voter machine malfunctions or irregularities were proven.

upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/09/26

UPI · Smartmatic, Newsmax settle over false claims about 2020 election being stolen - UPI.comBy Mark Moran

#newsmax #smartmatic #electionfraud

“ The pro-Trump cable outlet Newsmax and voting technology company Smartmatic settled a major defamation lawsuit Thursday in a last-minute agreement, averting a high-stakes trial over the airing of false 2020 election claims.

The terms of the settlement were not immediately known. The deal comes hours after jury selection got underway in a Wilmington, Delaware, courtroom ahead of opening statements scheduled for Monday.”

cnn.com/2024/09/26/media/newsm

#Newsmax settles #Smartmatic #defamation suit over 2020 false #election claims

Newsmax Media said on Thurs it had reached a confidential settlement of allegations that the conservative outlet damaged Smartmatic by broadcasting false claims that the voting machine company helped steal the 2020 U.S. presidential election from #Trump.

#YouOnlySettleIfYouAreGuilty #Law #BigLie #ElectionLaw #TrumpCoup #Insurrection #FarRight #Media #journalism #StateRunMedia
reuters.com/legal/trial-begins

"The formal dismissal paves the way for the former election workers and other creditors to now pursue legal remedies to collect money owed to them by #Giuliani, the former #NewYork mayor. It also allows other pending lawsuits against him... to resume, including defamation suits by the voting machine companies #Dominion Voting Systems and #Smartmatic, and a sexual harassment and wage theft claim by former Giuliani associate Noelle Dunphy."
washingtonpost.com/politics/20

Disbarred attorney #RudyGiuliani ends bogus #bankruptcy case by agreeing to pay an estimated $400k to #creditors including #GlobalDataRisk an investigative firm made up of former #CIA and #FBI agents. By submitting, the cagey Rudy is avoiding further deep-dives into his tricky financial world.

A #NYState judge last month chastised the ex #NYCmayor for repeat failures to disclose his #income and to comply with court orders. Among his #creditors include 2020 #Georgia #election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss, who won a $148 million #defamation case against the former #Manhattan based #federal #prosecutor. Moss & Freeman must now challenge Rudy in a #DC court where they won their case, but verdict was set aside while he plead broke.

Other "unsecured creditors" who have cases against the mouthy ex-mayor include #Dominion #Voting Systems, #Smartmatic, and a former #Giuliani employee Noelle Dunphy who alleged #SexualHarassment claims against ""sexst sexual predator and abuser" Rudy .

wapo.st/4c4WRXT #GiftLink #Giuliani #WashingtonPost #CourtCases #PoliticsOfDuncing

The Washington Post · Giuliani may avoid testimony in bankruptcy case amid settlement on feesBy Holly Bailey

Pro-#Trump network #OAN execs may have ‘engaged in criminal activities’ while promoting 2020 election lies, #Smartmatic alleges

“In the wake of the 2020 election, the president of the far-right network One America News sent a potentially explosive email to former Trump campaign lawyer #SidneyPowell, with a spreadsheet claiming to contain passwords of employees from the voting technology company Smartmatic” #legal

cnn.com/2024/01/29/business/oa

#RudyGiuliani filed for #Chapter11 #bankruptcy in NY, one day after a federal judge ruled that he must immediately pay the $148M he owes 2 #Georgia women he defamed.

In paperwork filed Thurs to seek protection from NY creditors, Giuliani listed nearly $500M in debts, including the $148M he owes #RubyFreeman & #ShayeMoss. He also listed “unknown” debt to election tech companies #Smartmatic & #Dominion…. He listed his assets at ~$10M.

washingtonpost.com/national-se

The Washington Post · Rudy Giuliani files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New YorkBy Amy B Wang