{"id":2293030,"date":"2024-07-11T19:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T23:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbcs-fake-news-finally-catches-up-to-it-in-court-judge-rules-hosts-made-verifiably-false-statements\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T19:56:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T23:56:31","slug":"msnbcs-fake-news-finally-catches-up-to-it-in-court-judge-rules-hosts-made-verifiably-false-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbcs-fake-news-finally-catches-up-to-it-in-court-judge-rules-hosts-made-verifiably-false-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"MSNBC&#8217;s Fake News Finally Catches Up to It in Court &#8211; Judge Rules Hosts Made \u2018Verifiably False&#8217; Statements"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmsnbcs-fake-news-finally-catches-up-to-it-in-court-judge-rules-hosts-made-verifiably-false-statements%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2293030&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses how\u200b MSNBC is facing \u2063a trial for \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turkeys-erdogan-warns-against-free-speech-says-social-media-a-threat-to-democracy\/\" title=\"Turkey\u2019s Erdogan Warns Against Free Speech, Says Social Media a \u2018Threat to Democracy\u2019\">spreading fake news<\/a> and defamation against Dr. Mahendra \u2064Amin. The network, including hosts Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, and\u2063 Chris Hayes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-nominee-worked-with-blm-to-push-false-claim-that-white-man-murdered-7-year-old-black-girl\/\" title=\"ICE Nominee Worked With BLM to Push False Claim That White Man Murdered 7-Year-Old Black Girl\">made false allegations<\/a> about\u200c Dr. Amin performing \u2064unnecessary hysterectomies. The claims made by\u200b a nurse at \u2062the facility\u200c were found to be based on \u200chearsay and proven false. Despite concerns over the authenticity of the claims, MSNBC chose to move forward with their coverage.\u200d The article\u2063 highlights\u2064 the \u2063importance of journalistic standards and the consequences of spreading fake news for the sake\u200b of partisanship. The trial will determine if MSNBC&#8217;s coverage should be considered as &#8220;actual\u2062 malice,&#8221; the \u200bstandard\u2063 for defamation. The article concludes by emphasizing the impact of \u2063MSNBC&#8217;s\u2062 false coverage on taxpayers and the network&#8217;s credibility.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>MSNBC&#8217;s Fake News Finally Catches Up to It in Court &#8211; Judge Makes Crushing Ruling Against Maddow, Other Hosts<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/%20\"><span>Samuel Short<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 11, 2024 at 3:09pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>MSNBC is learning the hard way what happens when they spread fake news only for the sake of blasting former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC\u2019s parent company NBCUniversal is going to trial after being sued for defamation by Dr. Mahendra Amin for $30 million.<\/p>\n<p>Amin worked as a gynecologist at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-gets-great-news-georgia-just-2-days-atlanta-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia<\/a> Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, where he treated women being detained. Judge Lisa Godbey Wood of the Southern District of Georgia found in <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.gasd.85242\/gov.uscourts.gasd.85242.209.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her ruling<\/a> that Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Chris Hayes made multiple \u201cverifiably false\u201d allegations about Amin.<\/p>\n<p>A nurse at the facility, Dawn Wooten, alleged Amin was performing \u201cmass hysterectomies\u201d and that he was known as the \u201cuterus collector.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/rachel-maddow-and-her-co-stars-made-verifiably-false-statements-about-a-doctor-they-called-the-uterus-collector-now-his-30-million-lawsuit-is-headed-for-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Free Beacon reported<\/a> her claims were based on hearsay and have been proven false.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery process of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/costco-pays-2m-settlement-false-advertising-lawsuit-may-eligible-payout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> shows how MSNBC and NBC journalists and executives had concerns over the authenticity of Wooten\u2019s claims, but chose to move forward with their coverage anyway.<\/p>\n<p>NBCUniversal\u2019s deputy director of standards Chris Scholl said to Hayes in a conference call that Wooten \u201chas no direct knowledge of this stuff \u201cand that Amin \u201chas a pretty clean record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Hayes said he initially \u201cdiscounted the whole thing,\u201d he interviewed Wooten on his show, titling the segment, \u201cICE whistleblower speaks out, alleges mass hysterectomies performed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admins-immigration-victory-lap-gets-interrupted-isis-bombshell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">migrant<\/a> women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maddow ran her own coverage of Amin on her show. \u201cThe nurse says she and her fellow nurses, quote, questioned among ourselves, like, goodness, he\u2019s taking everybody\u2019s stuff out, that\u2019s his specialty, he\u2019s the uterus collector \u2026 He\u2019s taking all their uteruses out or he\u2019s taking their tubes out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC\u2019s coverage spawned calls for investigations by the U.S. Senate. The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/imo\/media\/doc\/2022-11-15%20PSI%20Staff%20Report%20-%20Medical%20Mistreatment%20of%20Women%20in%20ICE%20Detention.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">its report<\/a>, \u201cThe Subcommittee did not substantiate the allegations of mass hysterectomies on ICDC detainees. Records indicate that Dr. Amin performed two hysterectomies on ICDC detainees between 2017 and 2019. Both procedures were deemed medically necessary by ICE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Judge Wood has ordered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alec-baldwin-brutal-reaction-rough-images-rust-manslaughter-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jury trial<\/a> in the case to determine whether MSNBC\u2019s coverage should be considered \u201cactual malice,\u201d the standard for defamation.<\/p>\n<p>While NBCUniversal could settle outside of court, they are opting to move forward, the Free Beacon reported.<\/p>\n<p>This should be a cautionary tale to other networks \u2014 left and right \u2014 as to what happens when journalistic standards are foregone for partisanship.<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC is well known for its hatred of former President Donald Trump and took every opportunity to attack his administration.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, Wooten\u2019s claims were amplified for the sole purpose of going after Amin to make Trump look bad.<\/p>\n<p>Maddow saw another opportunity to criticize Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/passenger-tried-stab-flight-attendant-last-year-biden-deployed-sky-marshals-border-hand-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immigration<\/a> policies in trying to lead viewers to believe Amin was mutilating and abusing women.<\/p>\n<p>Hayes seems to have pursued the story for a similar reason.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from Amin, perhaps the victim readers should feel sorry for in this whole debacle is the American taxpayer.<\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-calls-record-high-taxes-closing-50-rate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tax dollars<\/a> went toward an investigation by a subcommittee that was sparked by MSNBC\u2019s phony coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Much like several other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legacy-media-largely-ignore-damning-report-about-ny-nursing-home-deaths\/\" title=\"Legacy Media Largely Ignore Damning Report About NY Nursing Home Deaths\">major news networks<\/a>, MSNBC\u2019s credibility since Trump\u2019s time in office \u2014 and beyond \u2014 is in the gutter.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. 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Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSNBC is facing a lawsuit for defamation after spreading false news about Dr. Mahendra Amin, a gynecologist at a Georgia ICE facility. The judge ruled that Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, and Chris Hayes made false allegations about Amin based on hearsay. Despite concerns over the authenticity of the claims, MSNBC chose to move forward with their coverage. The coverage led to calls for investigations, but it was later found that the allegations were unsubstantiated. The case will go to trial to determine if MSNBC&#8217;s coverage was done with &#8220;actual malice.&#8221; This serves as a cautionary tale about sacrificing journalistic standards for partisanship. The credibility of MSNBC, along with other major news networks, has been called into question<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2984,"featured_media":2293031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Rachel-Maddow-lawsuit.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4733,34247,4997,3746,34731],"class_list":["post-2293030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-court","tag-fake-news","tag-hosts","tag-msnbc","tag-verifiably-false"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Rachel-Maddow-lawsuit.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}