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Fox News Seeks Sanctions Against Smartmatic over ‘Deleted Evidence’
- Fox News requested a New York judge impose sanctions on Smartmatic on May 14, 2025, alleging Smartmatic deleted critical mobile messages in their $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit.
- The sanctions request followed accusations that Smartmatic's CEO Antonio Mugica ordered deletion of WhatsApp messages days before filing the lawsuit in 2021, though Smartmatic denies wrongdoing and claims full evidence compliance.
- Fox claims nearly two dozen Smartmatic employees deleted data related to damages, arguing this spoliation hampers Fox's defense against Smartmatic's claims of harm from false 2020 election coverage.
- Fox seeks rulings to strike lost-profits claims after 2022 and limit damages, calling Smartmatic's deletions “intentional spoliation,” while Smartmatic labels Fox's sanctions bid retaliation and baseless.
- This escalating legal battle, following prior settlements like Fox's $787.5 million with Dominion, could proceed to trial later in 2025 or by 2026 if pretrial resolutions fail.
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Smartmatic vs. Fox: Both sides accuse each other of deleting text evidence
Fox News is asking a judge to sanction election software company Smartmatic, accusing the company of deleting key messaging evidence related to a high-profile defamation case. The accusation comes just days after Smartmatic filed a court document claiming Fox News had deleted its own internal communications. $2.7 billion lawsuit over 2020 election coverage Smartmatic is suing Fox News for $2.7 billion, claiming the network’s coverage of the 2020…
Fox Accuses Smartmatic Of Destroying 'Critical' Evidence
Fox News on Wednesday called for Smartmatic to be sanctioned, claiming that nearly two-dozen executives and other employees at the voting tech company destroyed "critical" evidence related to the company's defamation case against the television network, an accusation that comes a week after Smartmatic said Fox deleted relevant texts.
Filing: Smartmatic Executives Deleted Data, Messages Related To Lawsuit Over Election Reporting
Senior officials at the voting software company Smartmatic ordered the deletion and doctoring of evidence relevant to its ongoing defamation case against Fox News, a court filing made on Wednesday alleges. In its new memorandum filed with the New York Supreme Court, Fox News claimed that multiple Smartmatic officials — including its CEO
Fox News seeks sanctions against Smartmatic over ‘deleted evidence’
Fox News is asking a New York judge to impose sweeping sanctions against voting tech firm Smartmatic, accusing the company of systematically deleting mobile messages that undercut its $2.7 billion defamation claim. In a major legal motion filed Wednesday, Fox…
Fox News seeks sanctions against Smartmatic over ‘deleted evidence’
Fox News is asking a New York judge to impose sweeping sanctions against voting tech firm Smartmatic, accusing the company of systematically deleting mobile messages that undercut its $2.7 billion defamation claim. In a major legal motion filed Wednesday, Fox alleges that Smartmatic founder Antonio Mugica “in writing, ordered Smartmatic’s President Roger Piñate Jr. … to delete WhatsApp mobile messages discussing critical damages issues.” That di…
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