Election-technology company Smartmatic files $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News over election conspiracy theories

<p><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/600b2b727e47190011cb8ccb-1922/GettyImages-1198674027.jpg" border="0" alt="Maria Bartiromo" data-mce-source="Roy Rochlin/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 10: Host Maria Bartiromo Merrill &amp; Bank Of America Private Bank CIO Chris Hyzy visits &amp;quotMaria Bartiromo's Wall Street&amp;quot at Fox Business Network Studios on January 10, 2020 in New York City."></p><p></p><bi-shortcode id="summary-shortcode" data-type="summary-shortcode" class="mceNonEditable" contenteditable="false">Summary List Placement</bi-shortcode><p>The election technology company Smartmatic is filing a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News, alleging the right-wing media organization waged a disinformation campaign about the 2020 election "which has damaged democracy worldwide and irreparably harmed" the company.</p><p>"In November and December 2020, Fox News broadcast multiple reports stating and implying that Smartmatic had fixed and rigged the 2020 election," the company said in a press release. "They repeated the false claims and accusations on air and in articles and social media postings that were together seen by millions in the US and even more around the world."</p><p>The lawsuit also names Fox News hosts Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, and Jeanine Pirro and defendants.</p><p>It also targets Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani, two conspiracy theorist lawyers who represented former President Donald Trump in his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.</p><p><em>This story is breaking and will be updated.</em></p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/smartmatic-sues-fox-news-over-election-conspiracy-theories-2021-2#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-parasite-delivered-one-of-the-best-twists-in-cinema-2020-2">What makes 'Parasite' so shocking is the twist that happens in a 10-minute sequence</a></p>
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