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Touting efforts to subvert the election, Rush Limbaugh declares that he is not a kook

  1. Screenshot of a clip of Fox News' "Hannity," as aired on Fox News' "America's Newsroom," showing CCTV footage of a polling site. Chyron reads "Hannity: GA video raises questions about election"

    Fox News pushes Georgia “suitcase” conspiracy theory before — and after — Fox debunked it

    Article 12/04/20 1:06 PM EST

  2. A collage of black-and-white Fox News logos and coronavirus particles, with one portion lit pink under a magnifying glass

    Fox has undermined public health measures in over 1,000 coronavirus segments since September 1

    Research/Study 12/03/20 12:04 PM EST

  3. Trump with the logos for Twitter, Fox, OAN, and Newsmax

    Trump’s live tweets show he is increasingly watching Fox’s fringe-right competitors

    Article 12/03/20 2:20 PM EST

Georgia runoff elections:

  • Senator David Perdue

    Georgia papers fail to cover Sen. David Perdue's stock trading scandal in print editions

    Article 12/04/20 11:46 AM EST

  • Erick Erickson

    A new report examines trades of Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), who is reportedly under investigation. Erick Erickson dismissed it as “old news.”

    Article 12/03/20 10:24 AM EST

  • Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) in front of a TV showing static

    Georgia's TV news stations virtually ignore new reporting on Sen. David Perdue's stock trading scandal

    Article 12/01/20 4:49 PM EST

  • "Fox News @ Night" anchor Shannon Bream next to a photo of Rev. Raphael Warnock, above a chyron reading "Controversial Comments: Loeffler, Perdue demand Warnock apology for 2011 sermon"

    Right-wing media unleash a familiar playbook ahead of the Georgia runoffs: Full-blown racism

    Article 11/19/20 3:37 PM EST

  • Right-wing media infighting in Georgia

    Georgia Senate runoffs play out while conservatives in the state are at each other's throats

    Article 11/24/20 8:48 AM EST

  • Bannon

    Steve Bannon: People advocating against voting in the Georgia special election are “very, very smart”

    Article 12/04/20 2:29 PM EST

Featured

  • Newsmax Media logo

    Newsmax has been grifting its audience by falsely claiming that there’s a “natural cure for Alzheimer’s” 

    Article 12/04/20 12:46 PM EST

  • scott atlas fox news

    The staggering cost of the Scott Atlas debacle

    Article 12/01/20 12:31 PM EST

  • Newsmax host says Stacey Abrams "believes she's entitled to power because of the color of her skin"

    Newsmax host says Stacey Abrams “believes she's entitled to power because of the color of her skin”

    Video & Audio 12/04/20 2:04 PM EST

  • Flynn in front of Fox logos

    After calling for a military coup, Michael Flynn is set to appear on Fox with Lou Dobbs

    Article 12/02/20 5:29 PM EST

  • Sean Hannity in black and white with sound waves in the background and a microphone symbol

    Sean Hannity: Donald Trump “needs to pardon his whole family and himself”

    Video & Audio 11/30/20 5:14 PM EST

The Latest

  1. As pandemic deaths soar, Fox host calls for a “lockdown rebellion”

    Video & Audio 12/06/20 11:12 PM EST

  2. Days after calling for a military coup, Michael Flynn tells Jeanine Pirro that governors should “not certify these elections”

    Video & Audio 12/05/20 10:56 PM EST

  3. Meet OAN's Chanel Rion, major media conduit for Rudy Giuliani’s election-related disinformation

    Article 12/05/20 9:34 AM EST

  4. Rudy Giuliani pushes for state legislators to overturn vote: “The simple fact is, we don't need courts”

    Video & Audio 12/04/20 10:54 PM EST

  5. Sean Hannity attacks Georgia's Republican secretary of state for not investigating bogus claims of election fraud

    Video & Audio 12/04/20 9:36 PM EST

  6. Fox contributor: “Economic lockdowns, we know, they are causing as much if not more damage than the virus itself”

    Video & Audio 12/04/20 7:17 PM EST

  7. Touting efforts to subvert the election, Rush Limbaugh bemoans that Trump supporters are coming across as “kooks”

    Video & Audio 12/04/20 2:41 PM EST

  8. Steve Bannon: People advocating against voting in the Georgia special election are “very, very smart”

    Article 12/04/20 2:29 PM EST

  9. Newsmax host says Stacey Abrams “believes she's entitled to power because of the color of her skin”

    Video & Audio 12/04/20 2:04 PM EST

  10. Fox News pushes Georgia “suitcase” conspiracy theory before — and after — Fox debunked it

    Article 12/04/20 1:06 PM EST

Election integrity:

  • Kelli Ward

    Pro-Trump media's latest story about Arizona election results is just another evidence-free conspiracy theory

    Article 12/04/20 11:47 AM EST

  • Baier Fraud Fight 12/2

    Fox flagship “straight news” program downplays Trump’s lies about the election

    Article 12/02/20 8:42 PM EST

  • Faulkner AZ hearing

    Fox “straight news” ramps up coverage of sham Arizona meeting after Trump complains on Twitter

    Article 11/30/20 3:25 PM EST

  • sidney powell

    Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell retweeted a call for military tribunals and a coup to overturn the presidential election

    Article 11/30/20 9:31 PM EST

  • chyron reads: the battle for the White House, judge impounds Dominion machines in 3 GA counties

    Lou Dobbs calls on Trump to take “drastic action” over non-existent election fraud

    Video & Audio 11/30/20 8:24 PM EST

  • Joe-diGenova-advise-trump.png

    In addition to Newsmax and radio, Trump lawyer Joe diGenova's call to execute a DHS whistleblower streamed on YouTube and has been uploaded to Apple and Spotify

    Article 11/30/20 7:22 PM EST

COVID-19:

  • Candace Owens on Infowars

    The Daily Wire’s Candace Owens appears on The Alex Jones Show to compare COVID-19 vaccination to slavery

    Article 12/02/20 1:02 PM EST

  • Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt above a chyron reading "Businesses struggling amid strict lockdowns"

    Fox's Ainsley Earhardt amazed as Steve Doocy explains how a mask mandate slowed the spread of coronavirus

    Video & Audio 12/01/20 9:57 AM EST

  • chyron reads, "DR ATLAS IN JULY: AREN'T SCHOOLS 'ESSENTIAL'?"

    Tucker Carlson hosts disgraced former COVID task force member Scott Atlas for softball interview

    Video & Audio 11/30/20 8:25 PM EST

  • chyron reads, "DR SCOTT ATLAS TAKING HEAT FOR TELLING MICHIGAN TO 'RISE UP' AGAINST COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS"

    On Fox, Scott Atlas encourages large holiday gatherings: “For many people this is their last Thanksgiving”

    Video & Audio 11/16/20 8:06 PM EST

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    The right-wing case for Sweden’s pandemic response has completely collapsed

    Article 11/17/20 6:43 AM EST

  • Atlas

    Scott Atlas has pushed misinformation during every single Fox News appearance

    Narrative/Timeline 10/22/20 10:30 AM EDT

QAnon conspiracy theory:

  • Powell Trump QAnon

    How a QAnon conspiracy theory about a “Kraken” government program reached Trump

    Article 11/30/20 1:59 PM EST

  • An image of a QAnon supporter

    An ongoing list of how Republicans have built up the QAnon conspiracy theory

    Article 08/12/20 1:42 PM EDT

  • capitol_bldg.jpg

    QAnon is coming to Congress, and journalists need to be ready

    Article 07/10/20 9:51 AM EDT

Big tech platforms:

  • facebook politics

    Facebook reportedly tweaked its algorithm but it failed to decrease engagement on ideologically aligned pages

    Article 12/01/20 3:49 PM EST

  • Fox and YouTube logo

    Fox News continues to amplify election misinformation on YouTube

    Article 11/16/20 12:23 PM EST

  • YouTube ballot

    YouTube has allowed conspiracy theories about interference with voting machines to go viral

    Article 11/13/20 12:04 PM EST

Sinclair Broadcasting:

  • Sinclair Broadcast Group coverage of voting

    Sinclair's national news desk is helping Trump undermine the election results in Nevada

    Article 11/09/20 5:06 PM EST

  • Sinclair Broadcast Group's town hall with President Trump

    Sinclair’s Trump town hall spread dangerous COVID-19 misinformation

    Article 10/22/20 12:53 PM EDT

  • Sinclair Broadcast Group's coverage of the coronavirus pandemic

    How Sinclair Broadcast Group is spreading dangerous coronavirus misinformation to local television news audiences

    Research/Study 07/27/20 2:12 PM EDT

  1. Two versions of Donald Trump

    Journalists have been obsessing over Trump supposedly changing his “tone” for five years

    Article 07/27/20 10:41 AM EDT

  2. Tucker Carlson

    Top right-wing media figures rally around “demon sperm” doc

    Article 07/29/20 11:23 AM EDT

  3. Tucker Carlson says coronavirus threat to rural America is small

    Fox’s ongoing attacks on masks are a public health menace

    Article 07/20/20 1:38 PM EDT

  • Special Programs

    Dedicated teams focusing on core progressive issues.

  • Abortion Rights & Reproductive Health

    • image of a pro-choice sign and an anti-abortion sign with an official ballot image in the background

      Right-wing media push anti-abortion misinformation to paint Democrats as “radical” ahead of the Georgia runoff election

      Article 11/20/20 4:31 PM EST

    • Right-wing media turn to anti-abortion attacks against Kamala Harris

      Article 08/17/20 4:18 PM EDT

    • Don't believe right-wing media -- overturning Roe v. Wade is a big deal

      Article 09/24/20 2:27 PM EDT

  • Climate & Energy

    • PA-fracking-2020

      Cable news, particularly Fox, overstated the role of Pennsylvania fracking in the 2020 election

      Research/Study 11/19/20 2:25 PM EST

    • Corporate broadcast TV news mentioned climate change only once during its coverage of Hurricane Zeta

      Research/Study 10/30/20 2:32 PM EDT

    • Cable news overwhelmingly adopts conservative, pro-Big Oil framing of Biden's debate comments about transitioning away from oil

      Research/Study 10/29/20 3:45 PM EDT

  • Guns & Public Safety

    • Ken Blackwell speaks at an NRA meeting

      NRA board member shares extremist militia-branded meme that blames shootings on lack of prayer in school

      Article 08/05/19 4:49 PM EDT

    • It is categorically wrong to blame mental illness for mass shootings. Here's why.

      Article 08/05/19 2:30 PM EDT

    • How Fox News pushed propaganda about the El Paso mass shooting

      Article 08/04/19 12:15 PM EDT

  • LGBTQ

    • Name card with information scribbled out in front of a trans pride flag

      News outlets misidentified nearly two out of three victims of anti-trans violence in 2020

      Article 11/19/20 10:58 AM EST

    • Cable news stopped covering anti-trans violence after Pride Month

      Article 09/16/20 2:30 PM EDT

    • Local media keep misidentifying trans murder victims, and the police are often to blame

      Article 07/28/20 11:18 AM EDT

Fox News advertisers:

  • Fox-News-Advertisers-03.png

    These are Fox News' leading advertisers

    Article 07/26/19 1:37 PM EDT

  • tucker-carlson-diversity.jpg

    These are Tucker Carlson’s leading advertisers

    Article 12/19/18 12:00 PM EST

  • Ingraham.png

    These are Laura Ingraham's leading advertisers

    Article 10/29/19 12:15 PM EDT

  • hannity-sean-7.png

    These are Sean Hannity's leading advertisers

    Article 07/26/19 1:43 PM EDT

  • pirro-1.png

    These are Jeanine Pirro's leading advertisers

    Article 07/23/19 2:28 PM EDT

  • fox-news-fb.jpg

    Fox News is still having major advertiser problems

    Article 08/19/19 5:07 PM EDT

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