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Rachel Maddow
Rachel Anne Maddow is an American television news program host and liberal political commentator. She hosts The Rachel Maddow Show, a weekly television show on MS NOW, and serves as the cable network's special event co-anchor. Her syndicated talk radio program of the same name aired on Air America Radio from 2005 to 2010.
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2026· 21 entries
“There are three things I do to stay sane: I exercise, I sleep – I”
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“If the Trump presidency is knowingly the product of a foreign-intelligence operation, that is a full-stop national crisis.”
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“are the most serious scandals that any president has ever faced.”
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“So thrilled to learn that our podcast Burn Order has won an Edward R. Murrow award! Thank you to the Radio Television Digital News Association @rtdna.bsky.social If you haven't listened to Burn Order yet, you can listen for free here, get transcripts of episodes, etc: www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...”
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“"The report did not contain a section on Trump’s personal ties to Russia and whether he was compromised or represented a counterintelligence threat. "He acknowledged that he had not examined whether Russian oligarchs had laundered money through Trump’s businesses... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...”
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“"As word spread that a U.S. citizen had been detained, demonstrators gathered outside the federal building calling for her release..." www.wavy.com/news/local-n...”
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“"Judge Biery's courthouse typically gets 1500 civil lawsuits a year. This year, they hit 4000 by May — a deluge driven by the thousands of people locked up under a novel legal theory that even Trump’s first administration declined to adopt..." www.politico.com/news/2026/08...”
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““'Prepare yourself to speak on your behalf,' the judge told 7-year old Moises in a soft but stern tone...” www.politico.com/news/2026/08...”
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“"All told, the economy has added 542,000 jobs over Trump’s 19-month second term, a dramatic decline from the nearly 2.7 million jobs that were added over the previous 19 months under President Joe Biden..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...”
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““Tuberculosis, a bacterial disease that spreads through the air, is considered such a serious public health risk that there are state laws specifically related to controlling it. The law makes clear that 'investigation is not optional'...” coloradosun.com/2026/08/07/a...”
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“"The flurry of activity comes as the administration has slashed cyber specialists at the Department of Homeland Security and has not sought to renew funding for cybersecurity grants to states..." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...”
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“"‘We're not going to let them do it in the shadows’: Hundreds rally at site where Haitians required to check-in, get monitors after end of TPS..." www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/hundre...”
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Rachel Maddow broadcast a transcript of a call between Pam Bondi and Donald Trump.” AI Maddow.
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TheWrap: Rachel Maddow Explains Trump’s New York Times Subpoenas as an ‘Obvious Intimidation Effort’
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Public attention spiked: 2,536 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.3× the usual 760, with 0 article edits.
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Snopes rated the claim “In 2025, MS NOW host Rachel Maddow said, "Trump is going to ignore Iran until they have a nuclear warhead pointed at us, and then it's too late." Then, in 2026, she said, "Trump has no right to strike Iran."” Incorrect Attribution.
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Snopes rated the claim “In April 2026, MS NOW suspended TV host Rachel Maddow without pay after she said on "The Rachel Maddow Show" that the U.S. would be "much better off" had one of U.S. President Donald Trump's alleged assassins succeeded.” Labeled Satire.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Rachel Maddow air a segment claiming that a federal judge has ruled that Melania Trump must testify against her husband.” Never Said.
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Snopes rated the claim “A YouTube video from January 2026 authentically shows TV presenter Rachel Maddow reporting that Walmart will pull out of the U.S. market due to tariffs.” Fake.
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2025· 10 entries
Lead Stories rated the claim “MSNBC's Rachel Maddow revealed Speaker Mike Johnson's wife's secret LLC.” Never Said.
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Snopes rated the claim “MSNBC host Rachel Maddow revealed Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's wife's ties to a hidden LLC suspiciously linked to multimillion-dollar transactions on live television.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “A video authentically shows MSNBC TV host Rachel Maddow reacting emotionally to the demolition of the White House East Wing in October 2025.” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Rachel Maddow, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel launched a newsroom named "The Independent Desk"” They Didn't.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Rachel Maddow's guest Stephen Miller suffered a "takedown" on her show.” Never On Show.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “MSNBC TV host Rachel Maddow launched her own newsroom in the summer of 2025, and CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert and former MSNBC host Joy Reid joined her new venture.” False.
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New York Post: Rachel Maddow insists MSNBC rebrand will ‘be better’ after clipping ‘NBC’ from name
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Stephen Colbert and Rachel Maddow announced a new show together, after CBS cancelled "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" in July 2025” Fabrication.
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AOL: Rachel Maddow Explains Why MSNBC Prime Time Will Be 'Better' with Jen Psaki as She Retreats from Hosting Nightly (Exclusive)
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MSNBC announced that Maddow would temporarily return to hosting her show five-nights a week to cover the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second presidency
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2023· 1 entry
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2022· 1 entry
With Ben Stiller attached to direct and Lorne Michaels to produce, with Maddow set to be an executive producer
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2021· 4 entries
Maddow had surgery to remove a cancerous skin growth from her neck
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Fast Company included her on their second Queer 50 list
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Also received a Grammy Award for the audiobook version of Blowout (2019)
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In 2021, Maddow had surgery to remove a cancerous skin growth from her neck.
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2020· 1 entry
The case was dismissed by Judge Cynthia Bashant, who found that "the contested statement is an opinion that cannot serve as the basis for a defamation"
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2019· 1 entry
The One America News Network (OAN) filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against Maddow for $10 million, after Maddow described the network as "paid Russian propaganda" on
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2018· 4 entries
Us Weekly: Rachel Maddow
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The New York Times published Maddow's first crossword puzzle, in collaboration with Joe DiPietro
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“s business ties to Saudi Arabia were raising some troubling questions. In December 2018, Maddow criticized President Trump”
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“The president denigrating the press is important in terms of his behavior as an increasingly authoritarian-style leader, period.”
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2012· 1 entry
“s speculation was false. Brown continued to make his claims in the Boston media, so Maddow ran a full-page advertisement in The Boston Globe confirming that she was not running and separately demanded Brown”
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2011· 1 entry
“with agenda, but not hysteria”
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2010· 2 entries
By the Valley Advocate, Maddow replied, "I'm undoubtedly a liberal, which means that I'm in almost total agreement with the Eisenhower-era Republican Party platform
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Republican Senator Scott Brown speculated that Maddow was going to run against him in the 2012 Senate election
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2009· 7 entries
Maddow received a Proclamation of Honor from the California State Senate, presented in San Francisco by California State Senator Mark Leno
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Presented by the American Women in Radio and Television
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Maddow was nominated for GLAAD's 20th Annual Media Awards for a segment of her MSNBC show, "Rick Warren, Change To Believe In
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After renewing her contract with Air America, Maddow's radio show was moved to a one-hour timeslot at 5:00 a
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“You see, on the landscape...there's the yelling. Into the chessboard. Upon which is a tent! For the enemy camp! Master plan!”
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“I spent the weekend curled up with the Marine Corps and Army counterinsurgency field manual—because that‘s how I roll on the weekends.”
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“I had long blonde hair, but even as a little girl with long blonde hair, I looked like one of the Hanson boys.”
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2008· 2 entries
The show's length returned to two hours when Maddow began the nightly MSNBC television program, also called The Rachel Maddow Show
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Maddow was the substitute host for Countdown with Keith Olbermann, her first time hosting a program on MSNBC
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2004· 1 entry
To join the new Air America radio network
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2001· 2 entries
Studied at University of Oxford, doctorate (2001).
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Earned a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in politics at the University of Oxford
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1999· 2 entries
They met in 1999, when Maddow was working on her doctoral dissertation.
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When Maddow was working on her doctoral dissertation
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Rhodes Scholarship (1995).
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1994· 2 entries
Maddow received an Honorable Mention in the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Prize in Ethics
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Studied at Stanford University (1994).
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1973· 1 entry
Born 1973-04-01.
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