Summary
A Delaware judge ruled that Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about Dominion Voting Systems’ role in the 2020 election, echoing a prior case involving Fox News.
Judge Eric M. Davis said Dominion provided “clear and convincing evidence” and noted Newsmax acknowledged the falsehoods in a 2020 clarification.
The $1.6B lawsuit will go to trial April 28, where a jury will decide on damages and whether Newsmax acted with “actual malice.”
Newsmax denies defamation and calls the case a threat to press freedom. It also faces a $40M settlement deadline with Smartmatic.
“a threat to press freedom”
angry goose
The freedom to what? The freedom to what motherfuckers?
For those who can’t read text unless it’s in meme format. (It’s the opposite of alt-text, which I wish Lemmy would require.)