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Voter Fraud Myths Pushed By Trump Have Long Been Propagated By Right-Wing Media 01.25.2017
22 Times Jim Hoft And The Gateway Pundit Were Absurdly Wrong 01.25.2017
Renowned Liar Sean Spicer Lied About Lying To The Press 01.24.2017

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Rachel Maddow Details How Trump Is Turning Voice Of America Into His Personal Propaganda Outlet
Video January 25, 2017 10:33 PM EST
Trump Reportedly Outraged That CNN Doesn't Cover Him Like Fox News
Blog January 25, 2017 8:57 PM EST
Watch President Trump’s Nonsensical Response To ABC Muir’s Voter Fraud Fact Check
Video January 25, 2017 7:24 PM EST
Fox Host Wants Native Americans To Trade Their Opposition To DAPL For Casinos
Video January 25, 2017 6:46 PM EST
Voter Fraud Myths Pushed By Trump Have Long Been Propagated By Right-Wing Media
Throughout his campaign, and continuing now as President, Donald Trump has made a series of baseless claims alleging mass voter fraud in order to either preemptively cast doubt on the election results, or to dispute the fact he didn’t win the popular vote. Trump’s allegations, which ranged from “people are going to walk in” and “vote ten times,” to claiming “he would have won the popular vote had it not been for millions of illegal votes,” and most recently his decision to ask for “a major investigation into voter fraud” are based on a series of myths that right-wing media have pushed for years -- including the arguments that strict voter ID laws are needed to prevent voter fraud, that dead people are voting, and that there is widespread noncitizen voting.
Research January 25, 2017 5:45 PM EST
How Reporters And Civil Servants Can Team Up To Thwart Trump’s Anti-Transparency Agenda
Blog January 25, 2017 5:16 PM EST
CNN's Jake Tapper: Trump Should Start With His Own Political Aides If He Wants To Investigate People Registered To Vote In Two States
Video January 25, 2017 5:04 PM EST
Meet Anti-LGBTQ Extremism’s Insidious New Leader
Blog January 25, 2017 4:56 PM EST
Shepard Smith: "Fox News Is Not Aware Of Any Reliable Studies" That Suggests "There's Widespread Voter Fraud"
Video January 25, 2017 3:59 PM EST
We Know The Charlatans Trump Is Relying On For His Dangerous Voter Fraud Lies
Blog January 25, 2017 3:18 PM EST
Facebook’s Trending Topics Adjustments Are Half-Measures
Blog January 25, 2017 2:50 PM EST
MSNBC's Ari Melber: By Investigating “False” Claims Of Voter Fraud, Trump Is Creating “A Deliberate Effort … To Lie"
Video January 25, 2017 1:26 PM EST
Joe Scarborough Shut Down By Sen. McCain After Claiming Sleep Deprivation Isn’t Torture
Blog January 25, 2017 12:16 PM EST
Fake News Purveyors Run With Bigoted Attacks On Women’s March Organizer And Google Helps Them Profit
Blog January 25, 2017 12:10 PM EST
CBS Evening News Spotlights Trump Administration Moves To Silence EPA, Hide "Inconvenient" Climate Change Data
Video January 25, 2017 11:33 AM EST
Media Should Be Reporting About The Consequences Of A Permanent Hyde Amendment
Blog January 25, 2017 11:32 AM EST
Voter Fraud Experts: Trump’s “Bizarre” Claim Of Illegal Votes Could Lead To Severe Voter Restrictions
Blog January 25, 2017 10:44 AM EST
22 Times Jim Hoft And The Gateway Pundit Were Absurdly Wrong
The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft said the Trump administration has promised that the site will “have a White House correspondent this year.” Hoft's website is one of the worst purveyors of false information on the internet, having repeatedly fallen for fake stories, published numerous articles with factual inaccuracies (later pulling some, but leaving others uncorrected), and pushed fact-free conspiracy theories about a wide range of topics including President Obama’s birthplace.
Research January 25, 2017 10:21 AM EST
Conservative Charlie Sykes: Trump's White House Is Becoming "An Alternative Reality Administration"
Video January 24, 2017 11:51 PM EST
Trump Press Secretary: The Media "Disposition Should Be" Trump Is Correct "Unless We Can Prove Otherwise"
Video January 24, 2017 11:30 PM EST
Donald Trump Threatens To “Send In The Feds” Into Chicago In Response To Bill O’Reilly Segment
Blog January 24, 2017 10:51 PM EST
On CNN, Prof. Brian Schaffner Explains How Trump Distorted His Data To Invent False Voter Fraud Claims
Video January 24, 2017 9:06 PM EST
Bill O'Reilly Calls On Trump To Launch Investigation Into "Illegal Alien" Voter Fraud Conspiracy
Video January 24, 2017 8:36 PM EST
Renowned Liar Sean Spicer Lied About Lying To The Press
Despite his pledge that he would “never knowingly say something that is not factual” to the media as White House press secretary, Sean Spicer is using his position behind the lectern to tell lies to the press.
Research January 24, 2017 8:23 PM EST
MSNBC Segment Shows Life Or Death Consequences Of ACA Repeal
Video January 24, 2017 7:35 PM EST
Donald Trump, Sean Spicer, And The George Costanza Rule Of Lying
Blog January 24, 2017 4:09 PM EST
Conspiracy Outlet WND Is Still Pushing Its Anti-Muslim Fake News Story Even After It Was Debunked
WorldNetDaily (WND) writer Leo Hohmann is standing by debunked reports that Syrian refugee children sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl in Twin Falls, ID. Local officials said the reports were not true, and the state’s former attorney general called out Hohmann’s reporting and said his “so-called news” site plays “fast and loose with the truth.” Hohmann, who has a history of fearmongering about Muslims and refugees, claimed that the local officials are “covering up” the real story. WorldNetDaily also played an instrumental role in promoting the racist “birther” campaign against former President Barack Obama.
Research January 24, 2017 3:07 PM EST
Report: Trump Supporters Are Trying To Manipulate French Social Media To Artificially Boost The Far-Right
Blog January 24, 2017 1:01 PM EST
How Incoming White House Staffer Julia Hahn Attacked Paul Ryan At Breitbart
President Donald Trump is planning to hire Julia Hahn, a Breitbart.com staff writer, to serve in his administration, primarily under former Breitbart CEO and current White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon. Hahn, who has repeatedly criticized House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) while at Breitbart, is coming into the job as tensions are reportedly starting to cool between Ryan and Bannon.
Research January 24, 2017 12:06 PM EST
Yosemite Venue Cancels White Nationalist VDare Event Booking After It Learns Of Group’s Views
Blog January 24, 2017 10:36 AM EST
Trump Embraces Weird Conservative Media Habit Of Fabricating Crowd Sizes
Blog January 24, 2017 9:42 AM EST
CNN's Jim Acosta: Trump's Claim That Undocumented Immigrants Cost Him The Popular Vote "Is A Falsehood, Full Stop"
Video January 23, 2017 10:59 PM EST
O'Reilly: Women's March Protesters Were "Told To Show Up," Just Like "Totalitarian Governments In The 20th Century"
Video January 23, 2017 8:55 PM EST
Newt Gingrich: NBC News Should Be Blacklisted For "Hostile" Interview With Kellyanne Conway
Video January 23, 2017 8:18 PM EST
Rape-Promoting White Nationalist Mike Cernovich Announces New Show On Right Side Broadcasting Network
Blog January 23, 2017 7:26 PM EST
Here Are The Media Figures Who Praised Renowned Liar Sean Spicer
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has attracted widespread criticism for “a series of false statements” he made about the size of the crowds at the presidential inauguration. Prior to Spicer’s meltdown, however, some media figures were full of praise for the “competent, thorough” “straight shooter.” Later, other media figures credited him for a supposed “reboot” in his first official press briefing as White House press secretary.
Research January 23, 2017 6:12 PM EST
Fox Host Says The "Alternative Facts" Show The Unemployment Rate "Hasn't Budged One Bit In Eight Years"
Video January 23, 2017 5:50 PM EST
The White House Press Secretary Pivots From Attacking The Press To Gaslighting Them
Blog January 23, 2017 5:47 PM EST
Fake News Purveyors Cheer On, Echo Trump Team's Lies About Inauguration Crowd Size
Following demonstrably false statements made by President Trump and White House press secretary Sean Spicer that Trump's inauguration ceremony had “the largest audience to witness an inauguration," numerous websites that Media Matters has identified as purveyors of fake news cheered on Spicer for his comments or attempted to verify his false claims. Nearly all of these websites are still supported, in part, by revenue from Google’s advertising service and many attempted to brand mainstream media reporting about the crowds as “fake news.”
Research January 23, 2017 3:50 PM EST
Limbaugh: Protesters Were “Having A Little Temper Tantrum” At The Women’s March Over Trump Bragging About Sexual Assault
Video January 23, 2017 2:37 PM EST
STUDY: Mainstream Media Use Anti-Immigrant Slur In Discussions Of Undocumented Immigrants
A Media Matters study counted the number of instances in which cable and broadcast news programs used, without pushback, the anti-immigrant slur "illegal immigrant" or variations of the term to describe undocumented immigrants, a practice that has been increasingly rejected by journalistic organizations, style critics, and other institutions. Starting from then-presidential candidate Donald Trump's September 2016 speech on immigration that used the slur through his election and into the transition, Media Matters found variations of "illegal immigrant" used on both evening and Sunday cable and broadcast news shows: ABC was the only network to avoid using such terminology entirely, while Fox News was by far the worst offender.
Research January 23, 2017 2:18 PM EST
Alex Jones: Donald Trump Told Me My Show “Is The Main Operating System Of The Rebirth Of The American Republic”
Video January 23, 2017 1:52 PM EST
On Al Jazeera's The Listening Post, Media Matters' Matt Gertz Says Media Must "Stand Up For The Importance Of The Free Press" Under Trump
Video January 23, 2017 1:30 PM EST
Newt Gingrich’s White House Press Briefing Plan: Ban Questions From Adversarial Journalists, Have A Live Audience
Blog January 23, 2017 12:38 PM EST
UPDATED: Breitbart Columnist Tom Tancredo To Speak At White Nationalist Conference
Blog January 23, 2017 12:21 PM EST
NY Times Remains Embroiled In Controversy Over Its 2016 Coverage Of Russia And Trump
Blog January 23, 2017 11:11 AM EST
After America, Breitbart Plans To Infect Politics Across Europe
After the 2016 election, Breitbart.com announced its plan to expand into France and Germany, and Italy is reportedly now a target as well. Breitbart’s current European bureau, Breitbart London, appears to be in charge of the website’s Europe content and has a close relationship with the nativist UK Independence Party (UKIP). That, coupled with its anti-immigrant content, suggests that the site will try to spread its nativism across Europe by continuing to stoke racist sentiment and allying with anti-immigrant political parties.
Research January 23, 2017 10:52 AM EST
NRATV Co-Host: Time To Scrub "Obama's Mocacchino Stain" Off America
Blog January 23, 2017 10:38 AM EST
Fox Guest: Only "Privileged" Women And "Whiney, PMS-ing" Celebrities Participated In Women's March
Video January 23, 2017 10:12 AM EST
Fox News Under Fire For Undercovering The Women's March
Blog January 22, 2017 5:02 PM EST

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