It was another bad day in court for Fox News…

A New York judge ruled that Fox News must face the $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit by Smartmatic Corp.

Smartmatic is one of two voting technology companies falsely accused on Fox News of rigging the 2020 US presidential election against Donald Trump.

Fox News has already paid $788 million to settle a similar suit by Dominion Voting Systems Inc.

Both companies were the target of the conspiracy theory that the election was rigged against Trump by Fox News hosts, guests, and contributors.

Fox News argued their coverage is protected by the First Amendment right to free speech.