Tag: defamation
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Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ sue Trump for defamation after debate comments
The five men who comprise the Central Park Five, and now call themselves the Exonerated Five, have filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump for defamation in connection with his remarks during the presidential debate. The lawsuit focuses on the Sept. 10 presidential debate in Pennsylvania where Trump said that the five men — Antron McCray,…
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Smartmatic and Newsmax reach settlement in election defamation case
Smartmatic and Newsmax have reached a settlement in the voting technology company’s election defamation lawsuit against the right-wing news outlet shortly before the case was set to go to trial. The lawsuit focused on Newsmax’s false claims that Smartmatic’s machines rigged the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden. A spokesperson for Smartmatic said Thursday that the…