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[PJMcK]

2. Ms. Maddow is in the tradition of Murrow/Cronkite/Huntley & Brinkley and Jennings

Wow, did I just date myself or what?!

There have been so few real journalists on television in the last 30 years. When I see the ridiculousness of someone like Tapper I realize how far TV news has fallen.

[markodochartaigh]

35. I would say also like the Murrow Boys.

n/t

[highplainsdem]

43. She's a good journalist. But the adoption story is a hoax. The Facebook post is 4 days old and there

are no news stories about it.

[hamsterjill]

3. Congratulations!

I'm sure that baby girl has hit the jackpot! Wishing them all the very best!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

4. How wonderful... CONGRATS to them both!!

[hlthe2b]

5. Good for them if true. I know she is very private, but I see no source that confirms this...

Where did you see this/hear this?

[elleng]

8. FB

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122111608040862122&set=a.122107287404862122

[hlthe2b]

9. Thanks. Beautiful little girl and lovely photo.

I'm happy for them!

[pnwmom]

18. I think the picture is probably AI. Many in the comments are skeptical, too.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122111608040862122&set=a.122107287404862122

[dchill]

41. It appears to be a total AI fabrication.

They often get faces just... wrong.

[BonnieJW]

48. I don't think that's Rachel

[highplainsdem]

36. Ellen, that FB post is 4 days old. IF it were true, there would have been news stories everywhere about it days

ago.

It's another hoax.

Please delete the OP or change your headline to say it apparently is a hoax.

Don't trust everything you see online, even if it claims to be news. Check for reliable well-known sources.

[LudwigPastorius]

51. That picture looks like AI to me.

[Paladin]

6. Nice to hear about this. (nt)

[magicarpet]

7. This new chapter in their lives will be exciting and rewarding for them.

[erronis]

10. I immediately thought of Natalie Merchant's incredible album: Leave Your Sleep

Perfect for young children and adults.

https://music.

&list=OLAK5uy_mG5OCqnQHIZeIlmt5LeFH9YjTozSNtoKk

[WarGamer]

46. Big rec for Natalie Merchant!!

Ophelia was my go-to as various times of my life... incredible album

I still love her... but Ophelia was epic.

[JMCKUSICK]

11. What a beautiful gift

To give a child. Love, acceptance, a safe home and at least one incredible teacher to learn from. I don't know much about Susan, but I'd surely love to learn from Rachel as a child.
Congratulations To them both and may love guide every decision they make.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. This makes me smile

Rachel and her partner will be great parents

[Morbius]

14. Yeah they will.

As long as there is love, things tend to work out.

[highplainsdem]

34. It's a Facebook hoax. That FB post was 4 days ago and there's nothing about it anywhere else except this thread.

[blogslug]

15. I'm not sure about that

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Is there another source because I'm 99% sure those FB images are AI.

add: That Facebook link is a slideshow. Click the right arrow through the next three pics. That account is using AI to manufacture click-bait.

[Lovie777]

16. Wonderful...............

[PennyC]

17. Look closer. Not real.

This is fake. I found a similar photo of just Rachel and Susan, this photo, with their arms around each other. NO KID. Also, someone gave Rachel some Photoshop enhancing.
Just Google Susan Mikula and you'll see the original pic.

[pnwmom]

19. I agree. This is AI.

[Raine]

24. Exactly... nt

[mcar]

20. Wonderful!

Sweet girl has wonderful parents.

[chowder66]

21. If I had posted this I would remove it and post again when there is a confirmed source.

[highplainsdem]

22. This is apparently NOT TRUE! The FB post is 4 days old, the "photos" look like AI, there's NO NEWS about

this, and in fact this thread is all I saw about it when I googled it.

[flvegan]

23. 67 Recs as of this moment.

That's hilarious.

[SheltieLover]

25. Ai slop. Pls delete

Ty

[pbmus]

26. waa waaaa wonderful and fantabulous and supercal

ENJOY AND ENJOY SOME MORE AND DONT GIVE UP ON MONDAYS LOVE AND MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

[BeneteauBum]

27. Kids add so much to one's life

Everyone who adopts a child is special. The richness that a couple brings to a child is immeasurable…..I know; I was orphaned at four and my Pappy instilled values that I’ve passed on to my three daughters and five grandkids. Susan and Rachel will be great mentors…….
Peace ☮️

[Sneederbunk]

28. If not true, delete the post.

[Eko]

29. That's awesome. Imagine having Rachel Maddow as a mom.

I bet the bedtime stories would be phenomenal. Congrats Rachel.

[Maeve]

30. Omg, omg, what a wonderful bit of news!!!!

What great mommas they'll make!

[Mike Nelson]

31. Baby?

... the girl I saw them with on FB is not a "baby." The posters over there are thinking this is fake... with a photo "made" to make homophobes upset. I do think it would be great, if true, however!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

32. People fall for fake news because they want to believe it lol

[appmanga]

33. I appreciate those who posted Facebook links...

...but not everyone has, or wants, Facebook.

It also look like this was a bit of disinformation that seems to becoming more frequent: putting well known people into positive seeming, but totally fabricated scenarios. I recently encountered one that featured Jasmine Crockett. In that case, the point might have been getting click generated revenue, but I have to wonder if there might be some future malice behind these things.

Stay skeptical.

[highplainsdem]

37. You don't need a Facebook account to click on Facebook links. Including this hoax.

[appmanga]

38. Clicking on the link leads to a login page, so yes, you don't need an account to click on the link. Thank you. (nt)

[highplainsdem]

40. Clicking on the link took me to that page so I could see that post. There might be a "See more on Facebook"

popup over it, but just close the popup.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122111608040862122&set=a.122107287404862122

[Skittles]

39. some of us want NOTHING to do with that fascist site

*NOTHING*

[highplainsdem]

42. It's a hoax anyway, Skittles.

[underpants]

44. Wow. Congratulations

[highplainsdem]

47. It's a hoax, a 4-day-old Facebook post, zero other sources. Photoshopped or AI photo.

If true, this would have instantly been major news.

[AllaN01Bear]

45. good.

[mopinko]

49. it's an obvious hoax. pls delete. pls.

if for no other reason than it pains me to see how many here are believing it.
if it turns out to be true, post a reputable source, and take an ‘i told u so.’

[mopinko]

50. look at the rest of the page. obsessed w rachel.

obvious ai pics. they seem like fawning posts, but they’re pretty smarmy. and bullshit.

[dchill]

52. For the love of God, do not get any "news" from Facebook.

[Celerity]

53. 134 recs for yet another debunked fake news DU OP (& one not taken down after it's debunked) shows that DU is broken to

at least some fairly significant degree.

The lack of discernment exhibited here by far too many continues to grow daily.

Sad.

[RockRaven]

54. It would be none of anyone's business. People need to get a grip, a life, whatever.

Is it true? Is it not true? If you deeply care either way, and you don't personally know these people... Get a hobby that doesn't include parasocial relationships with public figures.

[Silver Gaia]

55. No doubt that's AI.

I would love for it to be true, but that is NOT Rachel.