Maddow’s attorneys claimed she’s an opinion host and not actual news, so the defamation claim about when she lied about One America News was dismissed.
I will say that you two idiots being big fans of Maddow and believing it’s hard news is not at all a surprise.
Rachel Maddow Defeats Defamation Claim - Lowe & Associates, Attorneys at Law
According to the Ninth Circuit, when Maddow remarked that OAN Network is “paid Russian propaganda,” it was an “obvious exaggeration” that did not amount to defamation and that the host’s on-air statement was protected free speech
According to the Court of Appeals, even though “MSNBC produces news, Maddow’s show, in particular, is more than just stating the news — Maddow is invited and encouraged to share her opinions with her viewers,” “In turn, Maddow’s audience anticipates her effort ‘to persuade others to [her] position by use of epithets, fiery rhetoric or hyperbole.’”
In her segment, Maddow said that OAN employee, Kristen Rouz, was “also being paid by the Russian government to produce government-funded pro-Putin propaganda for a Russian government-funded propaganda outfit called Sputnik.”