Dominion Voting Systems sued the right-wing cable channel for broadcasting false claims that the voting machine company had rigged votes in the 2020 presidential election.

The agreement marks the latest high-profile defamation settlement tied to Trump's baseless allegations of election fraud. In 2023, Fox News Channel paid $787.5 million to Dominion to avoid trial. Newsmax itself had previously paid what court papers described as $40 million to Smartmatic,