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Poynter→ NBC spotlights MediaWise’s efforts to arm the public against misinformation
NBC News correspondent and MediaWise ambassador Savannah Sellers says the impact of online falsehoods has never been more evident in everyday life. “There’s a very real issue when people, no matter what age they are, can’t tell the difference bet
Snopes→ Amid Outcry, NBC Says It Will Not Air Golden Globes in 2022
Criticism of the HFPA, which puts on the Globes and has been denounced for a lack of diversity and for ethical improprieties, reached such a pitch that Tom Cruise returned his three Globes to the press association's headquarters.
Snopes→ Did NBC Fire Donald Trump From ‘The Apprentice’?
Trump's famous catchphrase on the reality TV series was, "You're fired."
Snopes→ NBC’s Kristen Welker Reveals Difficulties with Infertility
NBC News’ Kristen Welker, shortly before she expects the birth of a daughter through a surrogate, is revealing the struggles with infertility that she and her husband, John Hughes, have gone through.
Snopes→ MSNBC Apologizes for Showing Wrong Video of Congressman
MSNBC apologized for mistakenly airing video of another Black congressman while reporting a day earlier on the death of U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida.
Logically→ The audience for NBC’s Golden Globe awards 2021 was down by 60% this year.
Figures suggest that the number of viewers for the prestigious awards event sunk to a 13 year low.
AllSides→ MSNBC guest pushes debunked narrative that Biden ‘starting from scratch’ on coronavirus vaccine rollout
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Snopes→ Did MSNBC Play ‘You Complete Me’ Jerry Maguire Clip While Reporting on McCarthy’s Meeting With Trump?
The clip was "pitch perfect satire," according to one guest.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claims Biden Inauguration Was Cancelled, Trump Remains in Office, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, CNN, MSNBC to Lose Licenses Have NO Merit
Was the inauguration cancelled; will Donald Trump remain in office; and will ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, CNN, MSNBC all lose their licenses? No, none of that is true: A made-up story containing those claims and predictions was written by a discre
Poynter→ ABC, NBC, CBS and Univision reminded us of an important fact: TV can’t be like Twitter
ABC, NBC, CBS and Univision, four major television networks in the United States, sent a clear message to the world last week: Television is not — and cannot be — like Twitter. The broadcast networks have attentive editors and journalists who won
Snopes→ MSNBC’S Rachel Maddow Quarantines After Coronavirus Exposure
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow said she was quarantining after being in contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus.
Poynter→ Fact-checking false claims about debate moderator Kristen Welker of NBC News
As she prepares to moderate the final presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee, NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker faces unfounded accusations on social media that claim she’s biased toward Democrats. Welker has not donated thousan
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC, CBS, NBC Have NOT Given ‘Zero Coverage’ To Hunter Biden Story — All Three Have Reported The Story
Did ABC, CBS and NBC ignore New York Post stories that Democrat Joe Biden helped his son get rich from a Ukrainian company, with "proof" on a laptop the younger Biden abandoned at a repair shop? No, this is not true. All three networks ha
Snopes→ After Independent Coronavirus Test, NBC Sets Trump Town Hall
The announcement sets up dueling events with Democratic opponent Joe Biden, who will appear in a town hall on ABC, on a night the two candidates were supposed to meet for their second debate.
Snopes→ Fox News Uses the Word ‘Hate’ Much More Than MSNBC or CNN
Fox News is up to five times more likely to use the word “hate” in its programming than its main competitors.
Truth or Fiction?→ NBC News Article About Usain Bolt Testing Positive for Coronavirus Displays Photograph of Kevin Hart
On August 25 2020, images of a NBC News article began circulating showing the headline, “Usain Bolt, the fastest man alive, tests positive for coronavirus” and displaying a photograph not of Bolt, but showing comedian Kevin Hart: Pretty
Snopes→ NBC News Deletes Tweet That Ocasio-Cortez Called Misleading
Ocasio-Cortez complained via Twitter that NBC’s report didn’t appear to recognize the purpose of her 90-second commentary: a “routine procedural motion” to salute Sanders’ runner-up campaign.
Snopes→ Did an MSNBC Producer Quit Because the Network Is a ‘Cancer,’ Stoking ‘National Division’?
Former MSNBC producer Ariana Pekary expressed discomfort with the commercial news model.
Poynter→ MSNBC’s Chris Hayes said higher education is ‘one of America’s strongest export sectors.’ The stats show he’s right.
Editor’s note: This article was originally published by PolitiFact, which is owned by the Poynter Institute, and is republished here with permission. If your time is short A new Trump administration directive would bar foreign college students fro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NBC News Did NOT Report All Americans Will Receive A Microchip Implant By The End Of 2020
Did NBC News report that all Americans would have microchip implants by the end of 2020, and that these Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags will allow the U.S. government to track and identify them instantly? No, that's not true. This c
Snopes→ Did MSNBC Use ‘World War Z’ Footage in News Coverage?
“I dramatically underestimated Twitter,” the video’s creator said after it went viral.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MSNBC Did NOT Use World War Z Movie Clip In Los Angeles Protest Report
Did MSNBC use a clip from the World War Z movie trailer in a news broadcast about George Floyd protests in Los Angeles ? No, that's not true: The person who tweeted a video of a fake MSNBC report that incorporated the movie clip later admitted
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say On CNBC TV He Will Make $200 Billion On Vaccinations
Did Bill Gates tell a CNBC interviewer that he's made or will make $200 billion from the $10 billion his charitable foundation invested in vaccines? No, that's not true: in an interview Gates estimated that the economic benefits to the world f
Snopes→ NBC News Apologizes for ‘Inaccurately’ Quoting William Barr
NBC has apologized for "inaccurately" cutting a portion of an interview with Attorney General William Barr that left a false impression with viewers of "Meet the Press."
Snopes→ Did Trump Call MSNBC Host Nicole Wallace a ‘Dog’?
A tweet posted by the U.S. president prompted questions about whether it was real.
Snopes→ Did MSNBC Reporter Say ‘I Hope Coronavirus Kills People and Hurts Trump’s Reelection’?
This false rumor demonstrates how one subtle video edit can achieve a huge deception.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did MSNBC Switch Colors for “Favorable” and “Unfavorable” for Only Bernie Sanders in a Super Tuesday Chyron?
Super Tuesday reporting generated a lot of social media discourse in March 2020, and among circulating claims was one that network MSNBC manipulated their on-screen graphics by “swapping colors” for presidential candidates Bernie Sanders a
Truth or Fiction?→ Did an MSNBC Commentator Say that Recent College Graduates Make ‘$75,000 a Year’?
On February 25 2020, a purported comment from MSNBC commentator Mike Barnicle on talk show Morning Joe netted him accusations of being out of touch with many Americans. Barnicle was not named in the tweet that prompted the accusation, which has been
Snopes→ Matthews Comment Deepens Sanders Rift with MSNBC
Chris Matthews' comparison of Bernie Sanders' victory in Nevada to the Nazi takeover of France has deepened discontent that the Democrat and his supporters feel toward MSNBC, the network that's usually friendly territory for liberals.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did an MSNBC Reporter Contradict His Network on the Nevada Caucus Tiebreaker?
As media coverage on February 22, 2020 converged on the Nevada State Democratic Party caucuses and their unusual tiebreaker method, MSNBC reporter Gadi Schwartz revealed an apparent rule change on-air that contradicted not only state policy but his ne
Snopes→ Did ABC, CBS, and NBC Black Out Pam Bondi’s Legal Defense of Trump?
Although the claim that the media "blacked out" coverage of a given topic is common, it can often be misleading.
Snopes→ NBC, Union Investigate ‘America’s Got Talent’ Racism Report
NBC and the union that represents television performers are investigating an allegation by an “America’s Got Talent” judge that she was fired because she complained of racism and other on-set issues.
Snopes→ Rape Accusations Against Lauer Ensnare NBC Management
Two years after Matt Lauer was abruptly fired by NBC News for sexual misconduct, more questions are emerging about the former "Today" show host's behavior and whether bosses looked the other way at problems involving one of the network's biggest stars.
Snopes→ Did MSNBC Exclude Bernie Sanders from a Graphic About a Campaign Event?
Context is important when assessing viral internet claims.
Snopes→ NBC’s Lester Holt Spends 2 Nights in Prison for News Show
Holt gained access to the sprawling Louisiana prison known as “Angola” as Gov. John Edwards’ attempts to lower the population inside his state’s facilities.
Snopes→ MSNBC’s O’Donnell: I Shouldn’t Have Reported Trump Story
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said he made an “error in judgment” in reporting about supposed Russian ties to President Donald Trump’s finances without verifying the story.
FactCheck.org→ Website Distorts MSNBC Clip
Quick Take An old clip from a cable news show has been misrepresented by a dubious website to make the false claim that the program’s anchor prayed “for every American to suffer just so Trump won’t get re-elected.” Full Story
Climate Feedback→ NBC News story accurately covers research on two millennia of climate history
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY A recent study working with a global database of paleoclimate records found that no previous warm or cool period in the last 2,000 years—including the Roman Warm Period and the Medieval Warm Period (also called t
Snopes→ Maddow, Other MSNBC Hosts See Ratings Drop, Fox Up
Rachel Maddow isn’t backing away from her coverage of President Donald Trump and any connection to Russia’s involvement in trying to influence the 2016 presidential campaign. The question is how much her fans want to listen.