August 18, 2025
Newsmax pays $67 million for spreading Trump's 2020 election lies as mail-in ballot ban looms
Right-wing media pays price for election conspiracy propaganda
🔐Ethics📰Media Literacy🗳️Elections
Newsmax agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $67 million on Aug. 18, 2025, for spreading false 2020 election claims
The settlement follows Fox News paying $787.5 million to Dominion for similar election disinformation
Delaware Judge Eric Davis ruled Newsmax statements were false and defamatory, but left the question of actual malice for jury trial
Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy privately wrote in Nov. 2020 that the network had no evidence of election fraud, yet continued broadcasting claims
The $67 million will be paid in three installments: $27 million on Aug. 15, 2025, $20 million by Jan. 15, 2026, $20 million by Jan. 15, 2027
Newsmax was not required to apologize or issue retractions as part of the settlement agreement
Newsmax previously settled a separate $40 million lawsuit with Smartmatic in Sep. 2024 for similar election fraud claims
The settlement coincides with Trump's announced plans to eliminate mail-in ballots using same debunked fraud claims
🔐Ethics📰Media Literacy🗳️Elections
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Chris Ruddy
Newsmax CEO
Eric Davis
Delaware Superior Court Judge
John Poulos
Dominion Voting Systems CEO
Donald Trump
President of the United States
Sidney Powell
Former Trump Campaign Lawyer