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Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani and Others For $2.7 Billion

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Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani and Others For $2.7 Billion
Rudy Giuliani led Trump’s team that many reports say tried to overturn the last Presidential election

This developing story is reported by Bill Chappell and David Folkenflik in NPR:

Election technology company Smartmatic filed a massive lawsuit Thursday against Fox News, saying the network and some of its biggest on-air personalities made it into a villain and perpetuated false claims about the recent election.

The suit names Fox stars Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro, as well as Trump allies Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell.

The defamation and disparagement lawsuit seeks more than $2.7 billion, citing damage from what Smartmatic calls a “disinformation campaign” that was waged by people who were unhappy with President Biden’s victory – but who also hoped to profit from former President Donald Trump’s persistent and erroneous claims that the election was fraudulent.

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