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© Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Voting company sues Fox, Giuliani over election fraud claims
By JOSHUA GOODMAN MIAMI©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
47 Comments
SuperLib
Good. Make them face consequences.
GdTokyo
This is delicious. I really hope that they all go bankrupt paying lawyers and damages. I really cannot decide which of them is most guilty because they all are pretty damned guilty.
Strangerland
This will be great if it turns out to be another Gawker situation. For those who don't know, Gawker got bankrupted from a lawsuit by Hulk Hogan when they leaked his sex tapes - and that was something he actually did. Fox "news" is screwed. I'll laugh if they end up penniless. Talk about just deserts.
Stewie
Good. These grubs only understand one thing, money. Take them for all they got.
PTownsend
Maybe through legal actions the pushers of fake news like Giuliani, Trump, Fox and friends, especially entertainers like Hannity and Tucker, Breitbart, Qanon and all the others in far right media will hesitate before broadcasting their blatant lies. The Supreme Court needs to re-visit what constitutes free speech and hate speech.
Strangerland
No
Yes
No
Yes
The Avenger
I saw newsmax shut up, the second they had a lawsuit. When can there a lawsuit on Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley? (Let us throw in Rand Paul as a freebie)
This made my day.
David Varnes
Except that A) Smartmatic wasn't involved with the disputes that Fox & Frauds have linked them to, and B) they don't have full control of the machines.
And the use of these companies is a product of Republican pushing for increased privatization of everything from prisons to police to politics.
Strangerland
No.
No.
Yes.
Haaa Nemui
The machines are a tool. That is all. You know, like pencils and paper, which believe it or not are manufactured by private companies trying to make a profit.
Strangerland
Yes. Voting tool manufacturing must be made socialist; run by the government.
stormcrow
Giuliani, Trump, Rep. Greene, Rep. McCarthy, Fox TV, Q Anon . . . What a bunch of crazies! The GOP tent has become the GCT (Grand Carnival Tent) as Rep. McCarthy plans yet another sleazy trip on the crazy train to Mar-a-lago to visit the Clown in Chief of Republican strategy.
Hopefully Dominion Voting Systems will be successful in suing the hell out of these slanderous nut jobs and liars.
PTownsend
Ironic. They 'cancelled' My Pillow guy's 'free speech' live on air. Where was the outcry from the far right? /s
Strangerland
Newsmax are censors - they stifle free speech and aren't willing to let the truth get out. Biased fake news.
Jsapc
No, it isn't. It's very easy : he can step down to save his company. It's all in his hands.
That is some hilarious TheOnion level of parody of right-wing talking points. Good job, had a good laugh.
Bob Fosse
If you fill your balloon with bs you’ll get dirty when it pops.
Mocheake
Constantly running your mouth while spewing unsubstantiated "facts" has consequences. It would make my century to see Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and those other talking heads packing up their stuff and looking for somewhere else to put out their lies. Hope they bankrupt these clowns.
Strangerland
Anyone who whined about Kapernick, while supporting the My Pillow guy, is a useless moron of negative value to humanity.
Jsapc
Colin Kapernick instigated a worldwide movement of awareness of police brutality and institutionalized racism.
The My pillow guy contributed to instigate the violent and seditious invasion of a government building that led to the death of 5 american citizens.
It's not hard to see who's on the wrong side of history.
Seapig
You do realize there are over 3,000 counties in the US and Smartmatic, and their machines, was involved in only one county which was never disputed in any way, right?
Jsapc
And seeing how many racists proudly came out of the woodworks during the Trump years, their sacrifices were unfortunately and obviously not enough. Which is why you need people like Kapernick to raise awareness on the fact that, contrary to the hypocritical and stereotypical Fox News talking point, racism hasn't "ended", and is indeed very much alive and very much a problem.
bass4funk
They got the money, so write the check and move on FNC.
lincolnman
Not as many US garment workers that could be employed of Trump made his Trump Collection clothing line in the US instead of China...
And soon to be available at Trumpstore.com...along with all the other Trump-hawked Chinese-made goods...
Read that sentence, then explain why Trump has for years been in business with China...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-event-touted-made-america-goods-lot-his-merchandise-couldn-n893656
lincolnman
Weak cop out - answer the question....
Americans will lose sleep, jobs, and money. Good job of witch-hunting anything that supported trump.
Read that sentence, then explain why Trump has for years been in business with China...
SuperLib
So, Trump fans, do you believe Smartmatic and Dominion rigged the election to help Biden? Did they, ya know, switch votes?
My guess is that you don't believe they did, but you will say they did or "it's possible" because your beliefs take a back seat to what Trump wants you to say. Prove me wrong. Support something with no evidence or stand up to Trump.
We all know what you will choose.
Numan
This is interesting!
Money talks, bull''&#! walks!
ulysses
Faux will probably survive, they have deep pockets.
But I look forward to Rudy and Sydney declaring bankruptcy .
Karma is a witch, as they say.....
bass4funk
Naw, libs are mad that they continue to fail at getting FNC off the air. Guess the 1st amendment sucks for them. They tried this with that smart genius Anita Dunn, that failed and they’re now trying and failing again.
lincolnman
Good. Sue the stink out of all these crooked and kooky enablers that promoted "The Big Lie"...
Make them grovel like Lou Dobbs had to do...force them to tell their viewers that they were lying to them all along...
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/lou-dobbs-debunks-his-own-claims-of-election-fraud-after-a-legal-demand-from-smartmatic/
bass4funk
Ahhh, I see, so just force them to say something to appease liberals...well, so much for freedom of speech. Hey, I don’t like what you say or how you think, change it and say what I want or I’ll pull the trigger. Nice, nice very mafioso style.
Jsapc
Nope, just force them to admit they were shamelessly lying.
lincolnman
Well that a refreshing admission....rather than have these right-wing liars admit to their viewers that they were scamming and telling them blatant falsehoods, you'd prefer that they just continue to lie...
Best example I've seen yet of the far-right media bubble creating a fantasy world and feeding on itself...
Thanks for admitting it...
Jimizo
Sounds plausible. After years of successfully cultivating moronism you don’t want your morons having their heads turned by new players in the market.
Desert Tortoise
The 1st Amendment does not protect libel. The media companies and individuals being sued libeled two companies and spread a false narrative in order to overturn a legitimate election. That sort of conduct cannot go unpunished or representative government will not long survive. Nor can it survive if politicians cannot lose gracefully or refuse to accept the outcome of an election. There is a great deal more at stake than some silly partisan score keeping. The fundamental qualities of what made the US so successful are under attack.
Confusius
You would think that this is already the case but there is so much disinformation out there because it fills their pockets. I have long taken an issue with certain media outlets knowingly leaving out information, stretching or twisting the truth or downright lying. While we have to make sure that they can report the truth and facts no matter how uncomfortable those make people, I have no issue with there being repercussions for outlets that are rather economical with the truth.
SuperLib
No Trump supporters willing to go on record agreeing that these companies altered the results?