Unveiling Newsmax's Shocking Disregard for Evidence: The Smartmatic Defamation Case Uncovered

In an unexpected turn of events, Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy conceded in an internal email that the conservative cable network lacked concrete evidence to back its claims of Smartmatic's role in the 2020 election fraud. However, Newsmax continued to broadcast these groundless allegations, as revealed by Smartmatic's attorney, Erik Connolly. During a pretrial hearing for the defamation lawsuit against Newsmax, Connolly disclosed several instances of Newsmax employees acknowledging the absence of proof, including Ruddy's email admitting, 'We have no evidence. ' Despite this critical piece of information, Newsmax persisted in disseminating these unverified claims a staggering 23 more times. Some hosts even privately questioned and made light of these accusations through text messages. Nonetheless, Newsmax neglected to inform its viewers of the evidence void, perpetuating these fallacies knowingly and brazenly. Newsmax's lawyers defend the network's actions by arguing it was merely presenting both sides of the argument. However, critics argue that Newsmax was disseminating unfounded conspiracy theories. The trial, scheduled for late September, could have far-reaching consequences for the First Amendment and Newsmax's financial