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==Criticism==
 
==Criticism==
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Newsmax have arguably censored criticism of [[Dominion Voting Systems]] and their alleged role in [[2020 election fraud]].<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/12/22/gorka-cuts-off-my-pillow-ceo-during-dominion-claims-after-newsmax-runs-its-own-clarification-segment-1008525/</ref> One incident in particular in February 2021, wherein Newsmax host Bob Sellers repeatedly interrupted and talked over MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell before walking off the set because Lindell attempted to discuss election fraud related to Dominion's voting machines, sparked criticism from many anti-establishment conservatives,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rOGLRwHBXw</ref><ref>https://tatumreport.com/newsmax-interviews-mike-lindell-tech-censorship-hosts-storms-censoring-lindell-video/</ref><ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/02/watch-newsmax-host-mike-lindell-talk-tech-censorship-ends-censoring-storms-studio/</ref> including the more consistently conservative [[One America News Network]],<ref>https://www.oann.com/newsmax-shuts-down-interview-with-mypillow-ceo-over-comments-on-dominion-voting-fraud/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/christina_bobb/status/1356804730756939786</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/christina_bobb/status/1356997162656276483</ref> which may currently be a Newsmax competitor. Subsequently, OANN repeatedly aired Lindell's documentary "Absolute Proof" about 2020 presidential election fraud relating to voting machines.<ref>https://www.oann.com/absoluteproof/</ref> Sellers apologized for his behaviour while blaming Lindell for misunderstanding the topic of the segment.<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/newsmax-anchor-apologizes-mypillow-ceo-storming-off-bob-sellers-mike-lindell-1566770</ref> A Dominion executive has already sued Newsmax, OANN, and even [[Fox News]],<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/23/dominion-employee-sues-trump-newsmax-oann-defamation/</ref> but Newsmax escaped that lawsuit by publicly apologizing to the executive and asserting that Dominion had not engaged in malpractice during the election.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/newsmax-apologizes-vote-manipulation-claims-against-dominion-leader-n1266040</ref> [[Smartmatic]], another voting machine manufacturing company which was allegedly involved in 2020 presidential election fraud, has threatened to sue those three networks.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/12/14/smartmatic-threatens-legal-action-gives-fox-news-deadline-to-retract-false-and-defamatory-statements-1005879/</ref> Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy once donated $1 million to the [[Clinton Foundation]]. Newsmax has reported positively on the activities of [[George Soros]].<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/conservatives-hoping-for-new-media-hero-in-newsmax-may-find-an-obstacle-in-ceos-left-leaning-tendencies/</ref> In November 2021, Newsmax suspended journalist Emerald Robinson for her claims about the ingredients of the Moderna [[COVID-19 vaccine]] while promoting the vaccines as unquestionably "safe and effective."<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/news/anti-vax-conspiracist-emerald-robinsons-is-reportedly-out-at-newsmax-the-decision-has-essentially-been-made/</ref>
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Newsmax have arguably censored criticism of [[Dominion Voting Systems]] and their alleged role in [[2020 election fraud]].<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/12/22/gorka-cuts-off-my-pillow-ceo-during-dominion-claims-after-newsmax-runs-its-own-clarification-segment-1008525/</ref> One incident in particular in February 2021, wherein Newsmax host Bob Sellers repeatedly interrupted and talked over MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell before walking off the set because Lindell attempted to discuss election fraud related to Dominion's voting machines, sparked criticism from many anti-establishment conservatives,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rOGLRwHBXw</ref><ref>https://tatumreport.com/newsmax-interviews-mike-lindell-tech-censorship-hosts-storms-censoring-lindell-video/</ref><ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/02/watch-newsmax-host-mike-lindell-talk-tech-censorship-ends-censoring-storms-studio/</ref> including the more consistently conservative [[One America News Network]],<ref>https://www.oann.com/newsmax-shuts-down-interview-with-mypillow-ceo-over-comments-on-dominion-voting-fraud/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/christina_bobb/status/1356804730756939786</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/christina_bobb/status/1356997162656276483</ref> which may currently be a Newsmax competitor. Subsequently, OANN repeatedly aired Lindell's documentary "Absolute Proof" about 2020 presidential election fraud relating to voting machines.<ref>https://www.oann.com/absoluteproof/</ref> Sellers apologized for his behaviour while blaming Lindell for misunderstanding the topic of the segment.<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/newsmax-anchor-apologizes-mypillow-ceo-storming-off-bob-sellers-mike-lindell-1566770</ref> A Dominion executive has already sued Newsmax, OANN, and even [[Fox News]],<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/23/dominion-employee-sues-trump-newsmax-oann-defamation/</ref> but Newsmax escaped that lawsuit by publicly apologizing to the executive and asserting that Dominion had not engaged in malpractice during the election.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/newsmax-apologizes-vote-manipulation-claims-against-dominion-leader-n1266040</ref> [[Smartmatic]], another voting machine manufacturing company which was allegedly involved in 2020 presidential election fraud, has threatened to sue those three networks.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/12/14/smartmatic-threatens-legal-action-gives-fox-news-deadline-to-retract-false-and-defamatory-statements-1005879/</ref> Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy once donated $1 million to the [[Clinton Foundation]]. Newsmax has reported positively on the activities of [[George Soros]].<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/conservatives-hoping-for-new-media-hero-in-newsmax-may-find-an-obstacle-in-ceos-left-leaning-tendencies/</ref> In November 2021, Newsmax suspended journalist Emerald Robinson for her claims about the ingredients of the Moderna [[COVID-19 vaccine]] while promoting the vaccines as unquestionably "safe and effective."<ref>https://www.mediaite.com/news/anti-vax-conspiracist-emerald-robinsons-is-reportedly-out-at-newsmax-the-decision-has-essentially-been-made/</ref> In Decembre 2023, Newsmax, surprisingly enough, has received a massive backlash and mockery from the same conservative and libertarian sides, due to a ridicule report about the Grand Theft Auto 6 video game trailer released in the same month, strongly criticizing it as being damaging for children and even wanting for the game to be literally banned, despite the fact that the GTA video game series, just like the specific game in question, has always been targeted to mature audiences and despite the same announcement trailer of GTA 6 opening with a warning about content not appropriate for children, and this move has been declared by the same conservative audience as "the perfect way to lose the culture war".<ref>https://youtu.be/Z4cwIZ_ngko?si=Pkm3y3ZFfD1hdGn9</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/54Hx607a5wg?si=U87ccnCP4kE7Zvuc</ref>
    
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