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White House Correspondents Association VP Recommends Reporters Sometimes Yield To Trump's "Guerrilla Tactics" For Access
Video January 18, 2017 10:39 PM EST
President Obama's Final Message To The Press: You Can't Be Sycophants For Those In Power
Video January 18, 2017 3:39 PM EST
Donald Trump's Hotel Bans Press For The Inauguration, Raising First Amendment Concerns
Blog January 18, 2017 2:42 PM EST
How Media Outlets Helped Trump Push A Fake News Story About Bikers And His Inauguration
Media outlets uncritically quoted President-elect Donald Trump’s claim that he saw a “scene” of “thousands” of the group Bikers for Trump traveling to Washington, D.C., for his inauguration, even though BuzzFeed had reported hours before that the photos being shared online were recycled, having been taken years ago. As is well-established, media run the risk of accidentally enabling lies if they repeat Trump's unsubstantiated or false claims without including context or a rebuttal.
Research January 18, 2017 12:15 PM EST
Des Moines Register Demands Specifics About So-Called “Alternatives” To Planned Parenthood
Blog January 18, 2017 11:42 AM EST
CBS Atlanta Affiliate Gives Credibility To Debunked Pizzagate Conspiracy
Blog January 18, 2017 11:35 AM EST
Donald Trump Wants An Army Of Jeff Gannon Shills In The White House Press Briefing Room
Blog January 18, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Trump Speaks With Foreign Diplomats, Regales Them With Fake News Story
Blog January 17, 2017 10:37 PM EST
Transphobic Slurs And Death Wishes: How Right-Wing Media Responded To The Commutation Of Chelsea Manning’s Prison Sentence
After President Barack Obama commuted most of Chelsea Manning’s remaining prison sentence, right-wing media figures responded by attacking her gender identity, denouncing transition-related care, and hoping Manning would commit suicide.
Research January 17, 2017 7:13 PM EST
Rumored Ouster Of White House Press Corps Was Months In The Making
According to reports, the incoming Trump administration has given “serious consideration” to the idea of removing the permanent press corps from the White House. This potential exclusion of the press from White House access has been months in the making, with President-elect Donald Trump, his political allies, and his right-wing media sycophants clamoring for the next administration to restrict access for outlets that have criticized his policies and statements and attacking the press in general. Meanwhile, the president-elect has been building up alternative, pro-Trump outlets.
Research January 17, 2017 6:26 PM EST
NY Times Distorts Food Stamp Data, Saying Recipients Buy Lots Of “Unhealthful Foods”
Blog January 17, 2017 6:18 PM EST
Ben Stein: Obama's Commutation Of Chelsea Manning Shows He's "Anti-Military"
Video January 17, 2017 6:02 PM EST
When Journalists Investigated Trump's Nominee For Education Secretary, They Found Scores Of Unanswered Questions
Journalists have spent months investigating the complicated connections of education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos, attempting to untangle her financial dealings and ideological stances on public education. In light of DeVos’ January 17 Senate committee confirmation hearing, Media Matters highlights some of the findings from quality investigative reporting on the billionaire Republican mega-donor.
Research January 17, 2017 5:30 PM EST
Mainstream Media Echoes Pro-Trump Fringe, Credit Trump For New GM Jobs That Were “Planned For Months”
General Motors (GM) announced a $1 billion investment in US jobs and factories that it stressed at the time was “part of the normal process” and had “been planned for months.” Nonetheless, several major media outlets gave credit to Trump in either their headlines or first few paragraphs, downplaying that the decision was previously planned. Many pro-Trump outlets earlier did the same or framed the decision entirely as a Trump-influenced effort, some by referencing a tweet Trump wrote in early January in which he threatened a “big border tax” if GM sells Mexican-made cars in the United States.
Research January 17, 2017 4:44 PM EST
Right Side Broadcasting, The "Unofficial Version Of Trump TV," Hires Racist YouTube Prankster "Joey Salads"
Blog January 17, 2017 3:15 PM EST
Trump Wants To Flood White House Press Briefings With Sycophants And Propagandists
Blog January 17, 2017 2:16 PM EST
NRATV: Martin Luther King Jr. "Would Be Ashamed Of John Lewis"
Blog January 17, 2017 12:49 PM EST
When The New York Times Helped Trump By Putting The Brakes On The Russian Hacking Story
Blog January 17, 2017 11:41 AM EST
Tucker Carlson Celebrated MLK Day By Hosting A Former Black Panther To Smear John Lewis
Video January 17, 2017 11:18 AM EST
VIDEO: The “Alternative” To Roe Will Put Lives On The Line
Blog January 17, 2017 10:32 AM EST
Trump Ally Alex Jones: “John Lewis Is A Lying Pile Of Garbage”
Video January 17, 2017 10:17 AM EST
Joe Scarborough: "I Wish Everyone Would Just Be Quiet" About Trump's Spat With Intelligence Community
Video January 17, 2017 8:02 AM EST
CNN's Reliable Sources Outlines How Trump's "Spin Doctors" Manipulate Coverage Of His Russia Ties
Video January 15, 2017 1:08 PM EST
On This Week, Government Ethics Experts Outline Trump's Unconstitutional Conflicts Of Interest
Video January 15, 2017 10:55 AM EST
Meet The Mysterious, Facebook-Verified Page Pushing Fake News To Nearly 5 Million Followers
Blog January 15, 2017 8:28 AM EST
Echoing Trump Team, NBC And MSNBC Figures Dismiss Claims About Russia And The President-Elect
NBC and MSNBC figures have adopted misleading language also used by President-elect Donald Trump and his advisors to criticize and dismiss claims that Russia may have compromising information on the president-elect. A statement released by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper confirmed that Trump was briefed on the allegations, which the intelligence community has not yet verified or discredited.
Research January 14, 2017 10:38 AM EST
Fox Hosts End Argument Claiming “No One” Said Obama Wasn’t A Legitimate President With Birther Jokes
Video January 13, 2017 5:54 PM EST
Erik Wemple Condemns Trump For Calling CNN’s “100 Percent Bulletproof” Russia Report “Fake News”
Video January 13, 2017 5:33 PM EST
CNN Paul Ryan Town Hall Illustrates Need For Aggressive Fact-Checking On Obamacare
Blog January 13, 2017 4:56 PM EST
Tucker Carlson's Jim Acosta Analysis Is Brazenly Hypocritical
Blog January 13, 2017 4:52 PM EST
Morning Joe Still Loves Donald Trump
Blog January 13, 2017 3:59 PM EST
Yes, CIA Director Nominee Mike Pompeo Needs To Answer Questions About Climate Change
Blog January 13, 2017 1:06 PM EST
Newt Gingrich: Trump Should Use The CNN Confrontation As An Excuse To Break The Press
Blog January 13, 2017 12:28 PM EST
Watch CNN's Jake Tapper Correct Paul Ryan's False Claim That Taxpayers Fund Abortions Through Planned Parenthood
Blog January 12, 2017 10:48 PM EST
Media Reports Contradict Top Trump Aide: FBI Director Briefed Trump On Alleged Russian Dossier
Blog January 12, 2017 9:36 PM EST
CNN's Jim Acosta: "There's Something Worse Than Fake News And That's The Denial Of Real News"
Video January 12, 2017 9:20 PM EST
Internet Trolls Unleash Attacks On Washington Post Reporter Following Completely Made Up Right-Wing Media Smear
Blog January 12, 2017 6:23 PM EST
Fox's Gutfeld Dismisses Real Life Consequences Of Health Care Repeal: “You Should Feel No Shame Burning This Bill”
Video January 12, 2017 5:36 PM EST
Miami Herald Outshines Other Major Florida Newspapers On ACA Coverage (But The Bar Is Low)
Republicans are pushing forward with a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and Florida is one of the states that stands to lose the most if health care reform is rolled back. Yet over the past two months, the top Florida newspapers -- the Miami Herald, the Sun Sentinel, the Tampa Bay Times, and the Orlando Sentinel -- have largely failed to convey the impact of repeal on many of the state’s vulnerable residents. While there were coverage flaws across the board, the Miami Herald outshone the other major newspapers.
Research January 12, 2017 5:28 PM EST
Roger Stone Claims His “Photographic Analysis” Proves That Ted Cruz’s Father Was A "CIA Operative" Who Worked With Lee Harvey Oswald
Video January 12, 2017 4:41 PM EST
NRA Bids Farewell To Obama: He Accomplished His Secret Plan To "Inflict Harm On America"
Video January 12, 2017 3:00 PM EST
RT Host To Alex Jones: Putin Told Me, “Say Hi To Alex”
Blog January 12, 2017 2:08 PM EST
Google Quietly Removes “Fake News” Language From Its Advertising Policy
Blog January 12, 2017 1:28 PM EST
In One Day, 17 Signs Of How Bad Press Treatment Will Be Under Trump
Blog January 12, 2017 1:25 PM EST
Five Key Climate Takeaways From The Rex Tillerson Confirmation Hearing
Blog January 12, 2017 12:13 PM EST
D.C. Press Took Collective Action To Protest Obama White House Restrictions -- Why Not Trump?
Blog January 12, 2017 10:53 AM EST
NBC's Lauer Lets Kellyanne Conway Lie About What Intelligence Head Said About The Dossier On Trump And Russia
Video January 12, 2017 9:07 AM EST
Trump Press Secretary Admits He Threatened To Remove A Journalist From Press Conference
Video January 11, 2017 9:59 PM EST
Carl Bernstein Calls Kellyanne Conway A "Propaganda Minister"
Video January 11, 2017 9:28 PM EST
Watch Anderson Cooper Call Out And Correct Kellyanne Conway’s Dishonest Spin On CNN’s Russia Report
Video January 11, 2017 9:04 PM EST

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