Did MS NOW host Rachel Maddow broadcast a transcript of a call between former Attorney General Pam Bondi and President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Bondi and Trump were ever recorded having such a call, nor is there any evidence that Maddow broadcast a transcript of one. In addition, an AI detection tool concluded that the video was very likely AI-generated, assigning it an 83.6% confidence score.
The claim appeared in a video (archived here) by the @Melulu account on TikTok on July 16, 2026. The caption at the top of the video read:
She was recording trum[p] lol
This is what the post looked like on TikTok at the time of writing:
(Image source: post by @Melulu on TikTok.)
The video is embedded below:
@melulu.com #maga #obama #blm #cnn ♬ original sound - Melulu
News searches
Lead Stories searched Google News (archived here) and Yahoo News (archived here) and did not find any matching reports from credible news outlets using the search terms "Rachel Maddow," "transcript," "Bondi," "call" and "Trump."
Image analysis
The Hive Moderation AI-generated content detection tool gave the video an aggregated score of 83.6%, indicating the video is very likely AI-generated:
(Image source: Hive Moderation.)
AI indicators
A close review of the audio reveals several signs that it was generated using AI or otherwise fabricated:
Synthetic voice: The voice sounds like Maddow, but its robotic tone, awkward pauses and unnatural speech patterns are common signs of AI-generated audio.
