It was only a matter of time when Trumpist propaganda outlets One America News Network (OANN) and Newsmax stepped over the line in defaming the voting machine company Dominion Voting Systems, falsely spreading the lie that they rigged the voting machines in the 2020 election. Now, Dominion is suing both OANN and Newsmax for $1.6 billion each, along with other lie-spreaders former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne and OANN shills Chanel Rion and Christina Bobb who are named in the lawsuit. The lawsuit against OANN was filed in U.S. District Court in D.C., while the Newsmax suit was filed in Superior Court for the State of Delaware. Dominion CEO John Poulos said in a statement:
“The defendants in today’s filings recklessly disregarded the truth when they spread lies in November and continue to do so today. We are filing these three cases today because the defendants named show no remorse, nor any sign they intend to stop spreading disinformation. This barrage of lies by the Defendants and others have caused — and continue to cause — severe damage to our company, customers, and employees. We have no choice but to seek to hold those responsible to account.”
This crew joins the likes of delusional crank Mike "Pillow Guy" Lindell, disgraced Trump lawyer and "stop the steal" conspirator Rudy "Toot Toot" Giuliani, Fox "News" and others facing hefty defamation suits from Dominion for lying repeatedly that Dominion's voting machines were deliberately fixed to shift votes to President Biden.
