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A day after Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle a defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, a Fox spokesperson said Wednesday that the network will be « ready to defend » itself against a similar suit from a second voting machine company.
The statement came after the company, Smartmatic, issued a statement Tuesday reaffirming its commitment to its own lawsuit in the wake of the historic Dominion settlement, saying that « Dominion’s litigation exposed some of the misconduct and damage caused by Fox’s disinformation campaign. Smartmatic will expose the rest. »
« Smartmatic remains committed to clearing its name, recouping the significant damage done to the company in more than 50 countries, and holding Fox accountable for undermining democracy, » the statement from Smartmatic’s attorney, J. Erik Connolly, said.MORE: Dominion-Fox News updates: Settlement reached for $787.5 million
Fox responded in a statement Wednesday, saying, « We will be ready to defend this case surrounding extremely newsworthy events when it goes to trial, likely in 2025.
