{"id":13968,"date":"2023-08-23T17:22:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T17:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/investing\/judge-rejects-newsmaxs-bid-to-dismiss-smartmatic-lawsuit-over-2020-election\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T17:22:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T17:22:06","slug":"judge-rejects-newsmaxs-bid-to-dismiss-smartmatic-lawsuit-over-2020-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=13968","title":{"rendered":"Judge rejects Newsmax&#8217;s bid to dismiss Smartmatic lawsuit over 2020 election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"imgCarousel\" class=\"imgCarousel\">\n<p><span class=\"text\">\u00a9 Reuters. A Newsmax booth broadcasts as attendees try out the guns on display at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Houston, Texas, U.S. May 29, 2022. Picture taken through glass. REUTERS\/Callaghan O&#8217;Hare\/File Photo<\/span><br \/>\n<i class=\"imgGrad\"><\/i>\n<\/div>\n<p>WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) &#8211; Newsmax Media failed to narrow the allegedly defamatory statements it must defend in a lawsuit brought by voting machine company Smartmatic USA Corp after a Delaware judge ruled against the rightwing U.S. television network on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Smartmatic sued Newsmax in November 2021, saying the network should be held accountable for spreading conspiracy theories about the 2020 U.S. presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>The voting machine company accused Newsmax of knowingly spreading false claims that the company rigged the election against then-President Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investing.com\/news\/stock-market-news\/judge-rejects-newsmaxs-bid-to-dismiss-smartmatic-lawsuit-over-2020-election-3160082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9 Reuters. A Newsmax booth broadcasts as attendees try out the guns on display at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Houston, Texas, U.S. May 29, 2022. Picture taken through glass. 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