According to a New York Times, MSNBC hosts like Rachel Maddow aren’t actually in Milwaukee, Wisconsin covering the Republican National Convention — but they’re using LED screens to appear on site.
From The New York Times:
Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, Jen Psaki, Joy Reid and the rest of MSNBC’s A-list anchor team have not been inside the convention hall. They were not even in Milwaukee.
Instead, they were broadcasting from a studio in Midtown Manhattan, as a live feed of the convention floor was projected onto an LED screen behind them.
The arrangement — which several veteran television news producers described as unorthodox — has created something of a trompe l’oeil effect. A casual glance at the screen would suggest that MSNBC’s top anchors were covering the convention in person.
“At the top of every broadcast, hosts identify themselves as being in New York or at MSNBC headquarters,” an MSNBC spokesman said on Wednesday.
X users reacted to the report, calling it “Cheap fakes for real” and more.
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
Probably safer for them. No one at the convention likes these liars.
— 🌮 Juan De Sand Tits 🌮 (@DeSandTits) July 18, 2024
She wouldn’t have the guts to go into that building.
— L Eb (@boatsnavy) 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