Right-wing media claimed “Alligator Alcatraz” would house the “worst of the worst.” Hundreds of immigrant detainees have no criminal record.
Trump's Jeffrey Epstein post contradicts what top Fox hosts have argued Article 07/14/25 12:23 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk: “I'm done talking about Epstein for the time being. I'm gonna trust my friends in the administration.” Video & Audio 07/14/25 12:43 PM EDT
Right-wing media are flailing in response to Trump's DOJ memo about Jeffrey Epstein Research/Study 07/09/25 10:46 AM EDT
On MSNBC's The 11th Hour, Angelo Carusone discusses Epstein controversy and Trump: “He doesn't really have a sense of how much this is metastasizing” Video & Audio 07/15/25 8:38 AM EDT
Newsmax host: “The Epstein story was rebooted because they wanted to embarrass” Alex Acosta for the plea deal. Acosta is now a Newsmax board member. Video & Audio 07/15/25 9:18 AM EDT
Newsmax's Greg Kelly: “I'm going to just have to defer to President Trump on this thing. He actually knows Jeffrey Epstein, or knew him. ... I'm going to take his word for it.” Video & Audio 07/15/25 8:59 AM EDT
Laura Ingraham: “As conservative influencers were eating their own about Epstein, the president was stealing the show” Video & Audio 07/14/25 8:18 PM EDT
Fox News panel on Epstein files: “The White House wants to move on from this. ... They also feel like this is very much an online kind of outrage.” Video & Audio 07/14/25 8:05 PM EDT
Fox senior political analyst Brit Hume: Trump “got played by Putin and it dragged on for months” Video & Audio 07/14/25 7:39 PM EDT
Matt Walsh on Epstein files: “There just is no option that allows you to just, you know, vindicate the Trump administration entirely” Video & Audio 07/14/25 3:46 PM EDT
Alex Jones alleges “Trumpworld surrogates” are threatening to “cut off” MAGA influencers over the Epstein story Video & Audio 07/14/25 2:27 PM EDT
Roger Stone and Benny Johnson urge Steve Bannon to release Epstein footage Video & Audio 07/14/25 2:17 PM EDT
Benny Johnson: “The release of the Epstein client list ... is the number one motivating issue for the base” Video & Audio 07/14/25 11:29 AM EDT
Fox host Brian Kilmeade on California farm worker who died fleeing an ICE raid: “Sad, but why are you running?” Video & Audio 07/14/25 10:16 AM EDT
Tucker Carlson blames murder on “equity agenda” and says it’s supporters “should have to experience the effects of your policies” Video & Audio 04/21/22 8:43 PM EDT
Tucker Carlson claims traffic fatalities rose because police are scared of pulling over Black people Video & Audio 04/21/22 8:40 PM EDT
Fox's Mark Levin accuses Disney Chairperson Bob Iger and Disney CEO Bob Chapek of wanting to teach children under 5 “what you do with your genitalia” Video & Audio 04/21/22 8:02 PM EDT
Fox host Jeanine Pirro: “We can blame the death of Black Americans on the Black Lives Matter movement" Video & Audio 04/21/22 5:59 PM EDT
Daily Wire host calls for “metaphorically” taking “Mickey Mouse's head and putting it on a spike” Video & Audio 04/21/22 3:49 PM EDT
Fox Alternative Entertainment casts Rudy Giuliani on The Masked Singer in a seeming attempt to rehabilitate his image Article 04/21/22 2:26 PM EDT
QAnon figure leading a harassment effort against school boards also follows leader of the JFK Dallas cult Article 04/21/22 1:46 PM EDT
Many local news stories on new anti-abortion laws in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Florida gave the voices of anti-abortion extremists the same weight as pro-choice advocates Article 04/21/22 12:50 PM EDT
Tucker Carlson is more extreme than ever a year into his expanded role at Fox Nation Article 04/21/22 12:31 PM EDT
In March, “Libs of TikTok” was the top Twitter user amplifying anti-LGBTQ hate. Now, these attacks are exploding online. Research/Study 04/21/22 10:13 AM EDT
On YouTube, Candace Owens claims the government “intentionally killed people in hospitals during COVID” Video & Audio 04/21/22 10:10 AM EDT
Texas newspapers offer uneven coverage of state policy classifying trans health care as “child abuse” Article 04/21/22 10:00 AM EDT
Tucker Carlson claims without evidence that Joe Biden gets “special injections from White House physicians to clear his head” Video & Audio 04/20/22 8:39 PM EDT
Listen to Media Matters' Kayla Gogarty explain how Fox News has used “Libs of TikTok” to target and harass the LGBTQ community Video & Audio 04/20/22 6:39 PM EDT
Tucker Carlson admits a deep admiration for Alex Jones: “He’s a lot more talented than I am” Video & Audio 04/20/22 5:46 PM EDT
OAN host: We should take every CEO and host of a media company “and put them in a military tribunal for treason” Video & Audio 04/20/22 4:47 PM EDT
On The Daily Beast’s Fever Dreams podcast, Media Matters’ Nikki McCann Ramirez explains how Tucker Carlson serves as the “agenda setter” for the right Video & Audio 04/20/22 4:40 PM EDT
Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin rallying with pro-Putin conspiracy theorist who claims COVID-19 is satanic snake venom Article 04/20/22 3:16 PM EDT
Fox News is dishonestly fearmongering about terrorism at the southern border Article 04/20/22 1:37 PM EDT
Steve Bannon platforms Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster after eight reports of alleged sexual misconduct Article 04/20/22 1:17 PM EDT
Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill threatens rural hospitals. Fox News personalities have falsely claimed immigrants are “bankrupting” them. Article 06/17/25 11:03 AM EDT
MAGA media are seemingly flooding the internet with AI slop about Florida's new detention center Research/Study 07/14/25 9:26 AM EDT
Medicaid goes by different names in different states. Find out what it is in your state — and how local media is covering the impact of the new law Research/Study 07/01/25 1:14 PM EDT
The president's daughter-in-law hosts a weekly show on Fox News. To call it “propaganda” is too kind.
STUDY: Interacting with these popular right-leaning comedy podcasters can turn your TikTok feed into a swamp of Andrew Tate-style misogyny and conspiracy theories Research/Study 05/19/25 10:08 AM EDT
A comprehensive review of the revolving door between Fox and the second Trump administration Narrative/Timeline 11/13/24 11:34 AM EST
The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces Research/Study 03/14/25 7:00 AM EDT
Right-wing media and anti-abortion groups are using a “seriously flawed” study on medication abortion to claim it’s not safe Research/Study 05/08/25 9:31 AM EDT
Fox News misled its viewers on what Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” would mean for American energy, jobs, and manufacturing Article 07/02/25 3:10 PM EDT
National TV news largely failed to connect the record-breaking eastern U.S. heat dome to climate change Research/Study 07/02/25 9:50 AM EDT
GOP-backed House nominee posted a false claim that Jewish people “gave up their firearms to Hitler,” spurring the Holocaust Article 09/17/24 12:00 PM EDT
Sean Hannity responds to Atlanta shooting by calling for “guys with the guns” inside schools Video & Audio 09/04/24 5:00 PM EDT
Right-wing media attack Tim Walz for his support of gun safety, ignoring the horrific mass shootings that affected his stance Research/Study 08/15/24 4:56 PM EDT
Right-wing media are celebrating Trump’s ban on trans service members in the military Research/Study 01/29/25 2:26 PM EST
CNN and MSNBC feature trans voices in coverage of historic Supreme Court case Research/Study 12/12/24 10:36 AM EST
The Daily Wire take credit for stirring up Capitol Hill bathroom controversy Article 12/11/24 12:36 PM EST
