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highplainsdem

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

Sat May 24, 2025, 09:27 PM

May 2025

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.

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This message was self-deleted by its author spooky3 May 2025 #1

Ms. Maddow is in the tradition of Murrow/Cronkite/Huntley & Brinkley and Jennings PJMcK May 2025 #2

I would say also like the Murrow Boys. markodochartaigh May 2025 #35

She's a good journalist. But the adoption story is a hoax. The Facebook post is 4 days old and there highplainsdem May 2025 #43

Congratulations! hamsterjill May 2025 #3

How wonderful... CONGRATS to them both!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2025 #4

Good for them if true. I know she is very private, but I see no source that confirms this... hlthe2b May 2025 #5

FB elleng May 2025 #8

Thanks. Beautiful little girl and lovely photo. hlthe2b May 2025 #9

I think the picture is probably AI. Many in the comments are skeptical, too. pnwmom May 2025 #18

It appears to be a total AI fabrication. dchill May 2025 #41

I don't think that's Rachel BonnieJW May 2025 #48

Ellen, that FB post is 4 days old. IF it were true, there would have been news stories everywhere about it days highplainsdem May 2025 #36

That picture looks like AI to me. LudwigPastorius May 2025 #51

Nice to hear about this. (nt) Paladin May 2025 #6

This new chapter in their lives will be exciting and rewarding for them. magicarpet May 2025 #7

I immediately thought of Natalie Merchant's incredible album: Leave Your Sleep erronis May 2025 #10

Big rec for Natalie Merchant!! WarGamer May 2025 #46

What a beautiful gift JMCKUSICK May 2025 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author CloudWatcher May 2025 #12

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #13

Yeah they will. Morbius May 2025 #14

It's a Facebook hoax. That FB post was 4 days ago and there's nothing about it anywhere else except this thread. highplainsdem May 2025 #34

I'm not sure about that blogslug May 2025 #15

Wonderful............... Lovie777 May 2025 #16

Look closer. Not real. PennyC May 2025 #17

I agree. This is AI. pnwmom May 2025 #19

Exactly... nt Raine May 2025 #24

Wonderful! mcar May 2025 #20

If I had posted this I would remove it and post again when there is a confirmed source. chowder66 May 2025 #21

This is apparently NOT TRUE! The FB post is 4 days old, the "photos" look like AI, there's NO NEWS about highplainsdem May 2025 #22

67 Recs as of this moment. flvegan May 2025 #23

Ai slop. Pls delete SheltieLover May 2025 #25

waa waaaa wonderful and fantabulous and supercal pbmus May 2025 #26

Kids add so much to one's life BeneteauBum May 2025 #27

If not true, delete the post. Sneederbunk May 2025 #28

That's awesome. Imagine having Rachel Maddow as a mom. Eko May 2025 #29

Omg, omg, what a wonderful bit of news!!!! Maeve May 2025 #30

Baby? Mike Nelson May 2025 #31

People fall for fake news because they want to believe it lol WhiskeyGrinder May 2025 #32

I appreciate those who posted Facebook links... appmanga May 2025 #33

You don't need a Facebook account to click on Facebook links. Including this hoax. highplainsdem May 2025 #37

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) appmanga May 2025 #38

Clicking on the link took me to that page so I could see that post. There might be a "See more on Facebook" highplainsdem May 2025 #40

some of us want NOTHING to do with that fascist site Skittles May 2025 #39

It's a hoax anyway, Skittles. highplainsdem May 2025 #42

Wow. Congratulations underpants May 2025 #44

It's a hoax, a 4-day-old Facebook post, zero other sources. Photoshopped or AI photo. highplainsdem May 2025 #47

good. AllaN01Bear May 2025 #45

it's an obvious hoax. pls delete. pls. mopinko May 2025 #49

look at the rest of the page. obsessed w rachel. mopinko May 2025 #50

For the love of God, do not get any "news" from Facebook. dchill May 2025 #52

134 recs for yet another debunked fake news DU OP (& one not taken down after it's debunked) shows that DU is broken to Celerity May 2025 #53

It would be none of anyone's business. People need to get a grip, a life, whatever. RockRaven May 2025 #54

No doubt that's AI. Silver Gaia May 2025 #55