far-right news networks One America News and Newsmax for defamation Wednesday, accusing them of spreading baseless election fraud claims involving the company’s voting systems, in the latest litigation over right-wing conspiracy theories involving the 2020 presidential election.Smartmatic’s suit, filed in the District of Columbia, alleges the networks “damaged Smartmatic’s reputation and brand” by repeatedly making false claims about its machines.
Smartmatic does not name a specific amount in damages that it’s seeking, but alleges OANN’s claims have directly caused the company to spend more than $1.2 million, and that fraud claims from OANN and others have caused Smartmatic’s valuation to drop by more than $2 billion since before the 2020 election.against far-right attorneys Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani, Fox News and several of its anchors, which is pending in state court.“The first time it happened could be a mistake.
the company’s cases against Powell, Giuliani and Lindell could move forward and threw out the defendants’ motions to dismiss.
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