The allegations carry a familiar ring: Fox News aired outrageous lies that an election software company rigged votes in the 2020 presidential elections for Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Behind the scenes, Fox News' controlling owners, executives and biggest stars didn't believe the wild claims from President Trump and his allies. Nonetheless, the voting tech company's officials received death threats. Its reputation and financial prospects were badly damaged.
The latest filings in Smartmatic's lawsuit against Fox News revealed that host Jesse Watters did not believe the election fraud claims but still texted his colleague Greg Gutfeld to say he thought Fox would get incredible ratings if they went ALL in on STOP THE STEAL. In 2021, Smartmatic filed a $2.7 billion defamation suit against Fox, alleging that the network's coverage falsely accused the voting technology company of committing fraud in the 2020 election to steal the victory from President Donald Trump
