In his ruling, Judge Davis said that Dominion presented “clear and convincing evidence” that the statements from Newsmax were false and that they would “likely cause reasonable viewers to think significantly less favorably about Dominion than if the viewers knew the truth.”

The pro-Trump channel Newsmax defamed Dominion Voting Systems by falsely accusing the company of rigging the 2020 presidential election, a Delaware judge ruled Wednesday.

A Delaware judge ruled Wednesday that Newsmax made false and defamatory statements against Dominion Voting Systems with on-air claims that the voting-machine company helped rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election.