Smartmatic sues OANN and Newsmax for defamation over 2020 election coverage

Published November 3, 2021 11:29pm ET



Smartmatic sued One America News Network and Newsmax for defamation over claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election regarding its voting systems.

Lawyers for the voting technology company, which filed the lawsuits Wednesday, claimed the right-leaning media companies knowingly reported inaccurate and false information about Smartmatic, which included the claim that the company helped skew the election in favor of President Joe Biden.

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