Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who lost his House seat amid allegations of sex trafficking minors, has secured a prime-time show on One America News (OAN), a far-right network known for its pro-Trump stance and controversial content. Despite being dropped by major cable carriers, OAN continues to focus on streaming and digital platforms. Gaetz's show, "The Matt Gaetz Show," will air weeknights at 9 PM Eastern, competing with Fox News' Sean Hannity. The move raises questions about Gaetz's past allegations and the network's credibility.
Matt Gaetz, a Republican congressman, is set to host his own TV show on One America News Network (OAN). Meanwhile, congressional leaders are negotiating a significant disaster aid package to be attached to a stopgap spending bill before federal funding expires. The White House has requested over $98 billion for disaster recovery, but there is contention over the specifics, with some Republicans deeming parts of the request extraneous. Lawmakers aim to finalize the bill to avoid a government shutdown and ensure continued funding.
Smartmatic has settled a defamation lawsuit with One America News Network (OAN) over false claims about the 2020 election, with details of the settlement remaining confidential. The lawsuit, filed in 2021, accused OAN of spreading disinformation about Smartmatic's involvement in the election. The settlement comes after OAN apparently obtained a spreadsheet with Smartmatic employees' passwords, and the network's internal documents will not become public as a result. This is part of a series of defamation cases seeking to hold media outlets accountable for spreading false information about the 2020 election, with Smartmatic still having a pending $2.7bn defamation lawsuit against Fox. Legal scholars are closely monitoring these cases to gauge the effectiveness of defamation law in combating misinformation.
Smartmatic has settled its defamation lawsuit against One America News Network (OAN) over the network's amplification of baseless claims about the 2020 presidential election. The terms of the settlement were confidential, and the lawsuit accused OAN of spreading false claims that Smartmatic was involved in rigging the election. This settlement comes amid ongoing lawsuits filed by Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems against conservative news outlets over their 2020 election coverage.
One America News and Smartmatic have settled a defamation lawsuit related to false claims about the 2020 election, with details of the settlement remaining confidential. Smartmatic alleged that OAN spread lies to increase viewership and revenue, and the case was one of several filed against right-wing outlets post-election. OAN, known for promoting baseless conspiracy theories, has faced legal challenges and was dropped by DirecTV in 2022. While the Smartmatic case is resolved, OAN still faces a separate defamation lawsuit from Dominion over its promotion of election lies.
Smartmatic has alleged that OAN may have violated data privacy laws by allegedly sharing sensitive employee information in an email to the Trump campaign, as part of the ongoing defamation suit against OAN for falsely alleging election interference. OAN's president denies the accusations, and the network has already suffered consequences, being dropped by DirecTV in 2022. Smartmatic has also brought defamation suits against Fox News and other Trump allies for similar false claims.
Smartmatic alleges that executives at the pro-Trump network OAN may have engaged in criminal activities by sharing a spreadsheet containing supposed passwords of Smartmatic employees, as part of their promotion of false claims about the 2020 election. The email exchange between OAN President Charles Herring and Sidney Powell has emerged as a focal point in Smartmatic's defamation lawsuit against OAN. Smartmatic is seeking to establish actual malice and claims that OAN executives violated state and federal laws regarding data privacy. OAN and Powell deny the allegations, while OAN settled a defamation suit with a former Dominion executive and has been dropped by DirecTV.
Fox News reportedly has a "dirt file" on Tucker Carlson that includes issues of workplace conduct and disparaging comments about management and colleagues. The network is ready to release some of the damaging information if Carlson appears to be planning to retaliate against his former employer. While Fox News denied the files' existence, Carlson is already getting job offers from other right-wing networks, including OAN, which offered him $25 million to join them. Carlson's firing came days after Fox News settled with Dominion Voting Systems in its bombshell lawsuit.
Tommy Lee, the drummer of Mötley Crüe, reposted a transphobic clip from far-right news network OAN on his official Instagram account, which has received mixed reactions from celebrities and the public. The clip features OAN anchor Liz Wheeler going on a rant about transgender, transracial, and transabled people. While some of Tommy's friends supported him, most of the replies and comments condemned him. OAN is known to stoke controversy and has been dropped by most major cable carriers in the United States.
