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Lawyers for Dominion’s parent company sent letters to Facebook,
YouTube, Parler and Twitter stating that the posts and data from
Fox, Newsmax, One America News Network (OANN), former President
Donald Trump and others are relevant to Dominion’s pending and
forthcoming claims.
Last month, Dominion filed defamation lawsuits against Trump's
lawyer Rudolph Giuliani and his former lawyer Sidney Powell. The
company has stated that more lawsuits will follow.
It has previously warned the networks and others mentioned in
Thursday's letters that defamation litigation against them is
“imminent,” according to Dominion.
A Fox News spokesperson referred Reuters to several segments on
the network, including one in which a Dominion spokesperson
debunks accusations of voter fraud.
Newsmax declined to comment. OANN did not immediately reply to
requests for comment.
Earlier on Thursday, electronic voting systems maker Smartmatic
sued Fox News and parent company Fox Corp, Giuliani, Powell and
others, claiming they falsely accused the company of helping to
rig the U.S. presidential election in favor of Joe Biden.
The defamation suit, filed in New York County Supreme Court,
seeks more than $2.7 billion in compensatory and punitive
damages. Smartmatic also asks for defendants to retract false
statements.
A representative for Twitter declined to comment.
Representatives for Facebook, YouTube, Parler and Trump could
not immediately be reached for comment.
(Reporting by Helen Coster; Editing by Robert Birsel)
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