Rachel Maddow and the Ethics of Broadcasting Untrue Things.

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow faced backlash from conservatives after stating that the network couldn't "knowingly broadcast untrue things" as its reason for not airing former President Donald Trump's post-indictment speech live. Critics pointed out Maddow's past statements on COVID-19 vaccines and the Trump-Russia collusion theory. However, some media progressives praised the network's decision not to air Trump's remarks live, and CNN's Oliver Darcy retweeted Maddow's explanation without commentary. Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 federal felony counts stemming from the investigation into his alleged improper retention of classified records at Mar-a-Lago.