MSNBC hosts and producers privately expressed doubts about the credibility of a whistleblower’s claims that Dr. Mahendra Amin performed “mass hysterectomies” on immigrant women at a Georgia ICE facility, to fuel anti-Trump narratives. Internal communications revealed during discovery showed questioned the allegations but pushed them on-air anyway, dubbing Amin the “uterus collector.”

Journalists Julia Ainsley and Jacob Soboroff texted concerns about the thin evidence, with Ainsley asking, “Just two hysterectomies?”—far fewer than implied by MSNBC’s “mass hysterectomies” framing. Despite their own investigation failing to corroborate the claims, NBC News published the story, and MSNBC hosts amplified it across prime-time shows.

A federal judge later ruled MSNBC made , including Wallace falsely claiming the allegations were “confirmed.” Internal documents proved the network knew the story was unverified but prioritized sensationalism over accuracy. Maddow, despite initial skepticism, devoted segments to the claims, while Hayes displayed Amin’s photo on-screen, further damaging his reputation.

The network settled Amin’s $30 million defamation lawsuit quietly in 2025, avoiding a trial that would have exposed more internal recklessness. This marked MSNBC’s , following a settlement with Nicholas Sandmann over false “hate crime” accusations. The case underscores a pattern of prioritizing partisan narratives over journalistic integrity.