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MSNBC
🇺🇸US ·
TV/radio · independent
· msnbc.com
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| Founded | 1996-07-15 no source on file — the date is not confirmed by us |
| Headquarters | 229 West 43rd Street, New York, NY, United States no source on file |
| Funding | Commercial network/digital operation (advertising, distributor and subscription revenue). Operated by Versant Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSNT), a standalone publicly traded company separated from Comcast Corporation effective 2026-01-02. No state ownership or state funding identified. |
| In its own words | Describes itself as: "MS NOW's own FAQ states: "Our mission remains unchanged. You'll find the same commitment to justice, progress, and the truth" and describes itself as "the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism."." |
| Identity | Wikipedia |
Bias we have measured in their reporting
Accuser not named
The lede does not name the senator making the accusation — in 1 article
Actor named for the ban
The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. — in 1 article
A first stated flat
a never-before claim carried without a source attached — in 1 article
Asserted, not attributed
absence of fraud evidence stated as fact — in 1 article
From 1470 articles we hold, with the quote behind every tag.
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting:
6 misleading14 disputed39 unverified54 true
A verdict is on the sentence we checked, not on the outlet. An outlet that files a lot is checked a lot.
A verdict is on the sentence we checked, not on the outlet. An outlet that files a lot is checked a lot.
Ownership
| Holder | Type | Stake | Control | Instrument | Since | Source |
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| Versant Media Group, Inc. | company | not disclosed | yes | equity | — | link |
| Brian L. Roberts | person | 1% | yes | equity | — | link |
Percentages appear only where a source states them. "Not disclosed" means nobody published a number, not that we did not look.
Editorial control
Senior Executive Editor, MS NOW digital
Named as senior executive editor on MS NOW's own digital-leadership/contacts page.
President, MS NOW
Named interim president of MSNBC in January 2025 and permanent president in February 2025, continuing as president through the network's November 2025 rebrand to MS NOW; previously senior vice president for content strategy at MSNBC and an executive producer at CNN.
Journalists
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Host, The Beat with Ari Melber · politics · legal affairs
Attorney and journalist; continues hosting The Beat with Ari Melber on MS NOW as of 2026.
Weeknight anchor, 8pm program · politics · news
Weeknight anchor who continues in the 8 p.m. weekday slot on MS NOW as of 2026, per current-lineup reporting.
Host, The Briefing with Jen Psaki · politics
Host, Deadline: White House · politics
Host, The Rachel Maddow Show · opinion · politics
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Covers
What we hold from them
Stories where they were checked and didn’t cover it
The Hill says Canada taxed $27.6 billion of US goods; the Washington Post says $20 billion
— read, nothing on this event
Fox News says 15 shot, Breitbart says 38 — one counted a park, the other a city
— read, nothing on this event
NPR says the UK accused settlers of 'ethnic cleansing'; the Times says only that Israel 'turned a blind eye'
— read, nothing on this event
The Hill says Iran targeted 10 ships; the Times and the Post say the US sank 5
— read, nothing on this event
The Washington Post says "disputed account", Newsom says "lying", New York Magazine says "weird lie"
— read, nothing on this event
The Washington Post says Missouri's races are "in limbo"; SCOTUSblog says 6 of 8 seats
— read, nothing on this event