Editing Rudy Giuliani (section)

==== Dominion and Smartmatic lawsuits ====
{{see also|Dominion v. Fox News Network}}
As part of Giuliani's allegations that voting machines had been rigged, he made several false assertions about two rival companies, [[Dominion Voting Systems]] and [[Smartmatic]]. These false claims included that Smartmatic owned Dominion; that Dominion voting machines used Smartmatic software; that Dominion voting machines sent vote data to Smartmatic at foreign locations; that Dominion was founded by the former socialist Venezuelan leader [[Hugo Chávez]]; and that Dominion is a "radical-left" company with connections to [[Antifa (United States)|antifa]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kessler|first=Glenn|date=November 16, 2020|title=Giuliani's fantasy parade of false voter-fraud claims|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/16/giulianis-fantasy-parade-false-voter-fraud-claims/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116145243/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/16/giulianis-fantasy-parade-false-voter-fraud-claims/|archive-date=November 16, 2020|access-date=November 16, 2020|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Dan |last=MacGuill |date=November 20, 2020 |title=Did a Dominion Voting Systems Employee Brag About Rigging the Election Against Trump?|url=https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eric-coomer-dominion-trump/|access-date=November 21, 2020|website=[[Snopes]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Both companies sued Giuliani and Fox News. Dominion filed a defamation lawsuit against Giuliani in January 2021,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Polantz |first1=Katelyn |date=January 25, 2021 |title=Dominion sues Giuliani for $1.3 billion over 'Big Lie'|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/25/politics/dominion-lawsuit-giuliani/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/11/politics/defamation-lawsuits-sidney-powell-rudy-giuliani-mike-lindell/index.html |access-date=December 20, 2023 |title=Judge allows defamation lawsuits against Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani and MyPillow CEO to go forward |first1=Katelyn |last1=Polantz |website=CNN |date=August 11, 2021}}</ref> and separately sued Fox News for $1.6 billion.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Folkenflik |first1=David |last2=Romo |first2=Vanessa |date=May 18, 2021 |title=Fox News Moves To Have Dominion Voting Systems Lawsuit Dismissed |language=en |work=[[NPR]] |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/05/18/998099249/fox-news-moves-to-have-dominion-voting-systems-lawsuit-dismissed |access-date=September 24, 2021}}</ref> Fox News settled the case, ''[[Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News Network]]'', for $787.5&nbsp;million;<ref>{{cite news |first1=Helen |last1=Coster |first2=Jack |last2=Queen |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/dominions-defamation-case-against-fox-poised-trial-after-delay-2023-04-18/ |title=Fox settles Dominion lawsuit for $787.5 million over US election lies |work=[[Reuters]] |date=April 19, 2023 |access-date=December 20, 2023 }}</ref> the company's lawsuits against Giuliani and [[Sidney Powell]] for their election-related lies are still active {{As of|2023|August|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N39S1UF/ |title=Dominion lawsuits against Giuliani and Powell still active |work=Reuters Fact Check |access-date=December 20, 2023 |date=August 11, 2023 }}</ref>

On February 4, 2021, Smartmatic sued Giuliani, Fox News and some of its hosts, and Powell, accusing them of engaging in a "disinformation campaign" against the company; the company sought $2.7{{spaces}}billion in damages.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Darcy |first1=Oliver |date=February 4, 2021 |title=Voting technology company Smartmatic files $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell over 'disinformation campaign' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/media/smartmatic-fox-news-giuliani-powell-lawsuit/index.html |access-date=February 5, 2021|website=[[CNN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Shalvey|first=Kevin|date=June 19, 2021|title=Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Fox News have August date confirmed for court bid to dismiss $2.7 billion Smartmatic lawsuit|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/rudy-giuliani-sidney-powell-fox-news-smartmatic-lawsuit-dismissal-ny-2021-6|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=Business Insider|language=en-US}}</ref> A New York State Supreme Court judge, in March 2022, denied the defendants' motion to dismiss, ruling that the Smartmatic's defamation suit against Fox News and Giuliani could proceed; however, the court dismissed two of the sixteen counts against Giuliani.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stempel |first1=Jonathan |title=Smartmatic can pursue election-rigging claims against Fox News, Giuliani |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/smartmatic-can-pursue-election-rigging-claims-against-fox-news-giuliani-2022-03-08/ |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=December 20, 2023 |date=March 8, 2022}}</ref> In February 2023, the [[New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division|Appellate Division]] reinstated the two counts.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jacob |last=Shamsian |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/rudy-giuliani-more-counts-smartmatic-defamation-lawsuit-2023-2 |title=Rudy Giuliani gets hit with 2 more counts in Smartmatic's defamation lawsuit |work=Business Insider |date=February 14, 2023 |access-date=December 20, 2023 }}</ref>

On September 10, 2021, Fox News told Giuliani that neither he nor his son Andrew would be allowed on their network for nearly three months.<ref>{{cite web |last=Palmeri |first=Tara |date=September 24, 2021 |title=POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Fox to Rudy: You're banned |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/09/24/scoop-fox-to-rudy-youre-banned-494458 |access-date=September 24, 2021 |website=[[Politico]] |language=en}}</ref>