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Yahoo
3 days ago
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Fact Check: Stephen Colbert and Rachel Maddow aren't teaming up to launch new show
Claim: Stephen Colbert, host of "The Late Show," announced in 2025 a new show in collaboration with MSNBC host Rachel Maddow. Rating: After CBS said in July 2025 that it was canceling "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" the following May, citing financial reasons, posts circulated on Facebook claiming Colbert announced a new show in collaboration with MSNBC host Rachel Maddow. For example, the text of one Facebook post, which received more than 100,000 reactions as of this writing, read: "SHOCKING TWIST: AFTER THE LATE SHOW CANCELLATION, STEPHEN COLBERT TEAMS UP WITH RACHEL MADDOW FOR EXPLOSIVE NEW SHOW—IS THIS THE FUTURE OF LATE-NIGHT TV?" In a jaw-dropping turn of events, Stephen Colbert, following the sudden cancellation of The Late Show, has announced a bold new partnership with none other than Rachel Maddow for an explosive new program. Could this dynamic duo redefine the landscape of late-night television? The reunion of these two media powerhouses is already causing waves, and fans are wondering if CBS regrets letting Colbert go. The new show promises to be a game-changer, blending Colbert's wit with Maddow's insightful commentary, a combination that could keep viewers hooked for years to come. But with such a bold move, is this the future of entertainment or a risky gamble that could backfire? Snopes readers emailed us and searched our website to ask if the claim was true. However, there was no evidence that Colbert publicly announced a new show in collaboration with Maddow. As a result, we've rated this claim false. No credible media outlets reported that Colbert announced such a partnership with Maddow. A Google search for "Colbert announced new show with Rachel Maddow" turned up unrelated news articles or social media posts with similar text as those included above. Neither Colbert nor Maddow announced any such collaboration on their personal social media accounts. Colbert's Instagram and X accounts did not include any announcements about a show with Maddow, while Maddow's X and Instagram accounts also made no mention of a partnership with Colbert. A spokesperson for MSNBC also told Snopes via email that the claim was false. Representatives for Paramount did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication. Posts that shared the rumor about Colbert announcing a new show with Maddow linked out to articles published by several different websites, including one with a "USA News" logo. Websites with this same "USA News" logo previously published a false story about Maddow announcing that she was having a baby via surrogacy. The articles also showed signs that they were generated using artificial intelligence (AI). We pasted a portion of one of the articles' text into GPTZero, an AI detection tool, which indicated it was "highly confident" that the content was AI-generated, though it's worth noting these types of tools are not always accurate. These kinds of fabricated stories about celebrities are often created to generate advertising revenue for the websites that share them. The text of the articles themselves also indicated the news of a collaboration between Colbert and Maddow was unconfirmed. For example, the text read, in part (emphasis ours): A Stunning Comeback in the Making In a turn of events that has the entertainment world buzzing, sources close to the industry suggest that Stephen Colbert, fresh off the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, is set to join forces with MSNBC's powerhouse host Rachel Maddow for an electrifying new venture. Dubbed The Rachel Maddow and Stephen Colbert Show, this hypothetical collaboration could launch as early as late 2026, filling the void left by CBS's bold decision to end its 33-year late-night legacy in May of that year. Imagine the dynamic: Colbert's razor-sharp humor paired with Maddow's incisive political analysis, creating a late-night hybrid that blends comedy, commentary, and cultural critique like never before. Could this be the lifeline late-night TV desperately needs, or a risky experiment that leaves traditional networks scrambling? For further reading, Snopes investigated if Maddow "shattered" White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller's reputation during a TV interview and whether White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt debated Colbert on "The Late Show." "Stephen Colbert (@Stephenathome)." Accessed 21 July 2025. X (Formerly Twitter), Accessed 21 July 2025. "Rachel (@Maddowmaddow)." Accessed 21 July 2025. X (Formerly Twitter), Accessed 21 July 2025. Taija PerryCook. "Disproving Claim Rachel Maddow Announced Surrogate Pregnancy." Snopes, 17 July 2025, Accessed 21 July 2025. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Politics
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Rep. Maxwell Frost Shares Ominous Findings From ‘Alligator Alcatraz' Visit
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) is sounding the alarm over what he calls the 'horrible' conditions at Florida's new immigrant detention center, which members of President Donald Trump's administration have callously promoted and dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz.' Frost and other state lawmakers were given a guided tour Saturday. Last week, they were denied access to the facility, leading them to sue Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for what they called in a joint statement 'deliberate obstruction meant to hide what's really happening.' Frost shared his findings on social media Sunday and on 'The Rachel Maddow Show.' 'I don't need Ron DeSantis' permission,' he told the MSNBC host Monday. 'I don't need anybody's permission to pull up to an immigration detention center and do my job, which is to go and conduct oversight — and tell the public about what's going on.' Frost confirmed on Instagram after his visit that the facility holds 32 people per 'cage' and that they're forced to drink water from spigots attached to the only three toilets in each cell. He called the conditions 'horrible.' 'These people are being caged,' he said. 'You know, when I went in and we were standing at that door, looking at the cages, looking at the hundreds of men in there, I saw myself in those cages. I saw people were my age, people who looked exactly like me,' the Florida congressman told Maddow. 'I thought when we were walking out of those doors of the internment camp, I thought, 'I'm one of the only people that looks like me, and that's my age, that's going to actually walk out of this place without being deported or without being a staff member,'' he added. The Miami Herald reported Sunday that over 250 people held in the Everglades facility are listed as having no criminal convictions or pending charges in the U.S., and were only detained on immigration violations. On Monday, Frost firmly called it an 'internment camp.' Maddow played an excerpt of his social media video in which Frost said the detainees were sweating, in cramped conditions — and yelling, 'Help me, help me.' He doubled down Monday and said: 'The conditions were horrible, and it's nothing less than what I called it.' 'And I'd like to be very clear about things, because we have too much BS in this world and this politics, where people want to sanitize stuff,' he continued. 'We can't sanitize what's going on in the Everglades because it's going on around the country.' ICE reportedly announced Monday that it's declared millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings, meaning anyone who ever entered the U.S. illegally can now be held for the duration of their immigration proceedings — which could take years. Maxwell called it 'a complete perversion of the law,' as immigrants detained in the U.S. used to be legally allowed to bond out, return to their families and continue to work while the legal process pertaining to their potential deportation continued. He noted that 1996 laws changed this by introducing 'mandatory detention' for those who committed a crime or are considered a flight risk, but that the Trump administration is now arguing it applies to everyone. Frost said 'it doesn't,' and that 'they're completely wrong.' 'But this points to something bigger,' he added. 'They want more people behind bars.' 'They want to incarcerate more people, and they want to ethnically cleanse this country of certain types of immigrants, because, here's the thing — they're not going for every person here that's undocumented,' Frost continued. 'Because when I was in that internment camp in the Everglades, I didn't see any Europeans who overstayed their visa. I saw nothing but Latino and Haitian men … that look like me.' Watch the full interview here: Republicans Fundraise Off Of Disgusting Joke On T-Shirts Karoline Leavitt's 'My Own Two Eyes' Claim About Trump Has People Doubting Her Vision Fox News Star Hits Trump With A Cold Truth About His Relationship With Putin
Fox News
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
MSNBC's Psaki struggles to fill Maddow's lofty shoes, trails CNN in key demo through two months in new slot
It has been a mixed bag for MSNBC's Jen Psaki, two months into her new gig. Psaki, the press secretary for former President Joe Biden — who has insisted she never witnessed signs of decline while she worked for him — saw an increased role as part of MSNBC's overhaul when programming changes were announced earlier this year. Psaki took over MSNBC's coveted 9 p.m. ET timeslot on Tuesday through Fridays in May as "The Rachel Maddow Show" returned to only airing on Mondays. Maddow had temporarily returned to airing five nights a week during President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office. "The Briefing with Jen Psaki" averaged 1.1 million total viewers from its May 6 debut through July 3, losing 44% of the 1.8 million that Maddow – and a few January shows hosted by Alex Wagner – pulled in at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday through Fridays throughout 2025. Psaki wasn't expected to compete with Maddow, who is MSNBC's biggest star by a wide margin, from a ratings standpoint off the bat. However, "Alex Wagner Tonight," which aired in the 9 p.m. ET timeslot on Tuesday through Fridays throughout 2024, also topped Psaki. "Alex Wagner Tonight" averaged 1.2 million total viewers from May 6 through July 3 last year, which is 17% more than Psaki's 2025 viewership. Psaki also shed "Alex Wagner Tonight" viewers among the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults aged 25-54, as "The Briefing" has averaged only 90,000 viewers from the critical group. Last year, "Alex Wagner Tonight" averaged 123,000 demo viewers from May 6 through July 3. But MSNBC aired three primetime specials during that time and Maddow's presence on the panel shows significantly boosted "Alex Wagner Tonight" ratings among both total viewers and the demo. Through two months, Psaki has drawn less than half the audience of Fox News Channel's 9 p.m. ET offering, "Hannity," which has averaged 2.9 million viewers since May 6. Psaki has managed to thump timeslot competition on ratings-challenged CNN among total viewers, as "The Source with Kaitlan Collins" has averaged a dismal 543,000 viewers since "The Briefing" debuted on MSNBC. However, the former Biden press secretary is trailing CNN in the key demo. "The Source with Kaitlan Collins" outdrew MSNBC's "The Briefing" by managing 108,000 demo viewers on Tuesdays through Fridays since Psaki moved to 9 p.m. ET. Fox News' "Hannity" averaged 344,000 demo viewers during the same time period. Psaki also trails cable news competitors among younger viewers aged 18-49, averaging 62,000 compared to 219,000 for "Hannity" and 70,000 for CNN's "The Source." MSNBC insiders point to "The Briefing" being the network's No. 3 most-watched daily program despite only being on-air for two months as a sign that Psaki will find success at 9 p.m. ET. "The Briefing" has built on the audience of its lead-in, "All in with Chris Hayes," which "Alex Wagner Tonight" failed to do in 2024. This has occurred as MSNBC has lost viewers overall. Psaki improved in her second month in the timeslot, as "The Briefing" averaged 973,000 total viewers in May compared to a smidge over one million in June for an 8% uptick and gained 17% in the demo. Despite the loss to CNN, "The Briefing" is MSNBC's No. 2 program in the demo, while Wagner's show was the network's eighth best in the critical category during the same time period last year. Psaki served as Biden's first press secretary from January 2021 until May 2022, and her defense of the White House made her popular with MSNBC progressives before she landed at the network. CNN also had discussions about bringing her on board. The launch of "The Briefing with Jen Psaki" coincided with a news cycle that wasn't particularly flattering for former Biden officials, as anticipation for the book "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again," put questions about Biden's fitness for office at the forefront. It remains to be seen if Psaki can fill the shoes of Maddow, but the latter certainly hurt MSNBC by deciding "The Rachel Maddow Show" would only air on Mondays. Ratings data courtesy of Nielsen Media Research.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Watch Rachel Maddow's blistering takedown of Trump's young counterterrorism pick
After the Department of Homeland Security warned that 'the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict could contribute to US-based individuals plotting additional attacks,' Rachel Maddow used her Monday monologue to take a closer look at the members of the Trump administration who could be responsible for responding to such a threat. After noting several high-level national security exits that have taken place since Donald Trump returned to the White House, including the departures of the heads of the national security branch and counterterrorism division at the FBI, Maddow pointed out that 'there is at least one senior counterterrorism position in the United States government that has been definitively and deliberately filled by this president.' In May, Trump selected Thomas Fugate to lead DHS' Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships, putting him in charge of overseeing the government's main hub for terrorism prevention. But Maddow was clearly not impressed with Fugate's résumé: 'One year out of college with no evident national security experience whatsoever,' she said. 'Before volunteering for the Trump campaign, his LinkedIn page reportedly explains that his work experience includes 'lawn care work around my neighborhood.' Also, working part time as a clerk at an H-E-B supermarket. ... 'He also apparently once had an internship at The Heritage Foundation. ... And, according to a recent ProPublica profile of this young man ... 'the bulk of [his] leadership experience comes from having served as secretary-general of a Model United Nations club.'' Maddow summed up Trump's baffling pick this way: 'A lawn boy and Model U.N. kid has been appointed to lead counterterrorism.' Maddow also highlighted several high-profile acts of violence that have taken place recently in the U.S., such as the April arson attack targeting Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania; the killings of two employees of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., last month; and the shootings involving Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, which left two people dead and two others injured, earlier this month. 'So it's not like domestic counterterrorism is a niche concern in America right now, even before the new and explicit warning about potential revenge inside this country for Trump's decision to bomb Iran,' Maddow pointed out. She added: 'In every element of its responsibility to keep the American people safe, the U.S. government under Donald Trump is, I guess, doing the best they're capable of — this is the best they can do. This is your government under Trump-Republican leadership. Working to keep you safe.' Watch Maddow's full takedown of Fugate in the clip at the top. This article was originally published on
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Rachel Maddow: 'Sad' and 'small' Trump is now a 'laughingstock on the world stage'
After millions took to the streets this past weekend to protest against President Donald Trump's administration, Rachel Maddow said Trump has become a 'sad' and 'small' political figure. On Monday night's show, Maddow referenced the thousands of 'No Kings' protests that took place across the country Saturday and compared them with the apparently sparse showing at Trump's military parade, which occurred in Washington, D.C., on the same day. Maddow said the lack of attendance likely irked crowd-obsessed Trump, who she said was upset that 'nobody came to his $45 million military birthday party.' But, according to Maddow, Trump's diminishing profile isn't just a domestic issue. She said the president's early exit from the G7 summit on Monday made him a 'laughingstock on the world stage.' Maddow said the president was 'so embarrassing himself' at the summit, where, she claimed, he was being treated like 'Putin's intern.' Maddow then ticked through other areas where she argued the president had embarrassed himself in recent weeks, including his back-and-forth on tariffs, which she said has become a 'punchline.' Americans are watching Trump 'fail and flail over and over again,' Maddow said. 'So for a would-be strongman, he's not strong,' Maddow concluded. 'He's a remarkably weak and feckless political figure who is nevertheless trying to overthrow the American form of government while pushing incredibly unpopular policies and executing everything incredibly poorly with a laughingstock full of a terribly, terribly staffed administration and Cabinet.' According to Maddow, that's good news for Trump's opposition: 'Everybody against him is getting stronger and more confident; everybody with him is starting to get a little worried about how long they can stay with him.' 'The opposition against him is big, deep, growing and increasingly unstoppable,' Maddow said. Watch Maddow's full takedown of Trump in the clip above. This article was originally published on
