According to a New York Times report, MSNBC hosts including Rahel Maddow, Joy Reid, and Jen Psaki aren’t actually at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin — but LED screens provide a deceptive fake-out.
“At the top of every broadcast, hosts identify themselves as being in New York or at MSNBC headquarters,” an MSNBC spokesman said on Wednesday, trying to cover for the absent hosts.
From The New York Times:
MSNBC’s decision to place its Manhattan-based anchors in front of a live feed of the convention floor created some odd, and arguably misleading, moments.
On Monday night, the NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie led a 9 p.m. newscast, shown on NBC’s broadcast affiliates, from the network’s skybox inside the Fiserv Forum. At one point, she introduced the MSNBC host Ms. Psaki as an analyst. The women appeared in side-by-side onscreen boxes, each with the convention floor behind them.
It appeared that Ms. Guthrie and Ms. Psaki were both speaking from different vantage points inside the convention hall. In fact, only Ms. Guthrie was there.
The far-left network was blasted on X for misleading Americans.
Cheap Fakes For Real
— Pro (@HecklerKochPro) July 18, 2024
Ha! Not only is she fake news but she is literally fake news.
— Max (@realmaxwright) July 18, 2024
MSNBC has once again proven they are masters at fake news with fake backdrops to match.
— Mike Leigh Torres (@MikeLeighTorres) July 18, 2024
Another MSNBC distortion. 😡
— Phil Kessack (@dilligas77) July 18, 2024
*FAKE NEWS*FAKE APPEARANCES BY THE DEMS PROPAGANDA MEDIA!*
— 🇺🇸Matthew A. Thompson🇺🇸 (@MattLeader1) July 18, 2024
More over at The New York Times:
Is Maddow in Milwaukee? No, That’s an LED Screen on MSNBC. https://t.co/gIWooQkMvU
— Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum) July 17, 2024