Fox News is facing a defamation lawsuit from Smartmatic, as a New York appellate court ruled that the network must proceed with the case. This follows the settlement of a previous defamation suit from Dominion Voting Systems, in which Fox agreed to pay $787.5 million. Smartmatic is pursuing $2.7 billion in damages from Fox for similar claims. Additionally, Judge Nichols has sanctioned Mike Lindell, a prominent figure in the election fraud narrative, for a frivolous counterclaim against Smartmatic, ordering him to pay $56,369 in sanctions. Smartmatic has expressed approval of the court's ruling denying Fox Corporation's motion to dismiss the lawsuit.