Smartmatic says Fox News shouldn't have journalism protections in defamation lawsuit over election conspiracy theories

Business Insider

13 Apr 2021 0 shares 1 views

Business Insider

Published 13 Apr 2021

Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit goes after Fox News over conspiracy theories that it rigged the 2020 election against Donald Trump.

Fox News argues its hosts didn't need to fact-check election conspiracy theories from Trump's lawyers in response to Smartmatic defamation suit

Election conspiracy theories have led to a tangle of legal fallout for right-wing media organizations.

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