Rachel Maddow Quotes

When there are falsehoods and ludicrous statements made at briefings, we've got to call that out.

We must combat misinformation that is being spread.

Journalists, who are skeptical to begin with, simply do not like to be lied to or made fools of.

Believe half of what you see and only some of what you hear, unless you hear it from me.

I want America to know that you can't believe everything you hear, and nowadays, you can't believe everything you see.

The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.

I suppose my attitude is what's most important is that we surround the president's misleading information with accurate information and help people know what is true 'cause I think the biggest trend of the Trump years is that people are increasingly confused about what is real and what is made-up.

Just because reporters say something over and over and over again doesn't start to make it true.

We are living in an age where it's difficult to know what the truth is and we have got politicians in charge who actually appear to not really care what the truth is.

Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it.

It would be impossible to be fact-checking Donald Trump all the time.

People should fact check. People shouldn’t have to go through that and shouldn’t answer to innuendos.

A lie can make it half way around the world before the truth has time to put its boots on.

I have no problem going on record with this and probably have gone on record with this before, there aren't that many people who I respect. There just aren't.

If the reporter has killed our imagination with his truth, he threatens our life with his lies.

You shouldn't presume that all quotes that are in a magazine or a newspaper are accurate.

Empty threats are often worse than saying nothing at all. It's like leading from behind. Eventually, no one thinks you're leading at all. And after a while, no one is even listening.

Fact-checking can wreak havoc on Chinese political mythology.

Opinions are 10 a penny. In the spin-driven, PR-controlled world of the 21st century, hard facts are rare indeed.

We need proof in our society.

If you ever want to get the facts straight about me or the Batman, please write to the original source, myself, for the truth, instead of second guessing.

To be honest, the fact that people trust you gives you a lot of power over people. Having another person's trust is more powerful than all other management techniques put together.

Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.

People forget that unauthorized does not mean untrue and authorized does not mean authentic.

You can never trust what you read.