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PostSubject: Newsmax Settles Defamation Lawsuit Over Election Conspiracy Theories     Newsmax Settles Defamation Lawsuit Over Election Conspiracy Theories  EmptyFri Apr 30, 2021 6:42 pm

4-30-2021

Newsmax settles defamation lawsuit over election conspiracy theories -- and issues apology.

Newsmax has apologized to a voting machine company executive after being sued for defamation.

"An executive at Dominion Voting Systems moved to dismiss Newsmax as a defendant in a defamation lawsuit Friday after reaching a settlement with the right-wing media organization," Business Insider reported Friday.

"It's the first such settlement from a news organization in a defamation lawsuit filed over 2020 election conspiracy theories."

"Coomer sued Newsmax in December in state court in Colorado over false claims that he took part in an 'Antifa conference call' to rig the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump," the report explained. "He revised his lawsuit in February to bolster his claims against Newsmax, as Insider previously reported."

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Newsmax posted an apology saying there was
"no evidence" to back up their conspiracy theories.

"Since Election Day, various guests, attorneys, and hosts on Newsmax have offered opinions and claims about Dr. Eric Coomer, the Director of Product Strategy and Security at Dominion Voting Systems," the statement read.

"Newsmax would like to clarify its coverage of Dr. Coomer and note that while Newsmax initially covered claims by President Trump's lawyers, supporters and others that Dr. Coomer played a role in manipulating Dominion voting machines, Dominion voting software, and the final vote counts in the 2020 presidential election, Newsmax subsequently found no evidence that such allegations were true."

"On behalf of Newsmax, we would like to apologize for any harm that our reporting of the allegations against Dr. Coomer may have caused to Dr. Coomer and his family," Newsmax said.

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5-2-2021

MyPillow's Mike Lindell wages war against Newsmax
in latest rage-fest over Dominion settlement.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell announced a boycott of Newsmax Sunday, calling for his followers to only watch OAN for their news source instead of the other far-right fringe channel, tweeted Salon's Zachary Petrizzo.

Newsmax settled a lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems after reporting false stories that the company somehow threw the election due to a bizarre link to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, who died in 2013.

Not only has Newsmax settled with the company, but they've also publicly apologized to the Dominion contractor for targeting him with false claims that
he changed votes.

"There are several facts that our viewers should be aware of," Newsmax's Friday statement read.

"Newsmax has found no evidence that Dr. Coomer interfered with Dominion voting machines or voting software in any way, nor that Dr. Coomer ever claimed to have done so.
Nor has Newsmax found any evidence that Dr. Coomer ever participated in any conversation with members of 'Antifa,' nor that he was directly involved with any partisan political organization."


Newsmax anchor Bob Sellers infamously walked off the set when Lindell started spewing his conspiracy theories about the company despite disclaimers that discounted his claims.

"Mike, you are talking about machines that we at Newsmax have not been able to verify any of those kinds allegations. We just want to let people know that there is nothing substantive that we have seen," Sellers said.

OAN and Fox news are also dealing with a lawsuit from Dominion about the conspiracies. If they settle with Dominion, it's unknown what Lindell would do or where he would go. He attempted to start his own video company like YouTube but it has struggled with a variety of issues.

Lindell is facing his own lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems for $1.3 billion.
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