On the recordMarch 15, 2021
They used the credibility and the authority of the CDC, right? But they posted their own made-up stuff under the name on the letterhead, on the website of the CDC.
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Rachel Maddow
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msnbc.comRachel Maddow: “They used the credibility and the authority of the CDC, right? But they posted their own made-up stuff under the name on…”
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Maddow criticizes the Trump administration for misusing the CDC's authority to promote false information.
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