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Newsmax apologized on Friday for airing false allegations that an employee for Dominion Voting Systems manipulated machines or tallies on Election Day to the detriment of former President Donald Trump.
Eric Coomer, security director at the Colorado-based firm, in turn dropped Newsmax from a defamation lawsuit.
The conservative news network, in a statement published on its website and to be read on TV, said that while it aired the accusations against Coomer made by Trump’s lawyers and supporters, it found no evidence that they were true.
Newsmax, which ran Dominion’s denials of the accusations when they were made, also said it had found no evidence that Coomer had spoken to “Antifa” or any partisan organization.
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Former President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his monthslong claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election and dubbed the race s results THE BIG LIE! The Fraudulent Presidential Election of 2020 will be, from this day forth, known as THE BIG LIE! Trump said in his latest email statement.
The term was coined by Democrats during the former president s second impeachment trial, in which the Senate eventually acquitted him of inciting an insurrection in the form of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The phrase refers to Trump and his cohort s claims that the 2020 presidential election was ripe with fraud, even after President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the race. These remarks have been variously denied by election authorities and top brass in voting hardware companies Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic.
Why Newsmax apologized rather than face a defamation lawsuit
One way to stop the Big Lie is to impose big legal costs on the conspiracy theorists.
Dominion security director Eric Coomer has been forced into hiding for months because of Newsmax s false claims.Bob Andres / Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP file
May 3, 2021, 10:06 AM UTC
Last Friday, the right-wing television outlet Newsmax issued a public apology to one of Dominion Voting Systems top employees over its false allegations that the voting technology company engaged in fraud in the 2020 election. Newsmax s belated capitulation to the truth shows that defamation claims could be a major way to combat disinformation.
May 3, 2021 at 9:16 AM
Shares3 A lawsuit about the Alienstock festival, which was supposed to take place near the famous Area 51 site, has been settled. Hope the settlement amount wasn’t out of this world… [Review Journal] A Kentucky judge is taking action to purge cases filed by a lawyer who was allegedly involved in social security fraud. [Hill] Newsmax has settled a case filed against it by Dominion Voting Systems over allegedly false statements made by the media company about election fraud. [Forbes] Blue Cross Blue Shield has settled a class action alleging the company used anti-competitive tactics that harmed consumers. [Duluth News Tribune]
Timing is everything, and I’m in firm agreement with the woman in
Christopher Weyant’s cartoon, because the pollen right now is kicking my ass, and maybe putting the mask back on would be a good idea, even though I’ve had both my shots.
Our governor has canceled the mandate, a little prematurely I think, but since most of my interactions are outdoors, it hardly matters.
But most stores are still requiring it, so this
Steve Kelley (Creators) cartoon strikes home. It’s some tribute to my subconscious mind that I don’t think much about it when I go to the grocery store, but it still feels funny masking up to go into the liquor store.