Gideon Taaffe | Media Matters for America

Gideon Taaffe is a researcher at Media Matters. He graduated from Vassar College with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in history.

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In 2021, right-wing media scapegoated unions for supposed school indoctrination, COVID-19 restrictions, and global supply chain shortages

12/27/21 9:06 AM EST
Fox News is replacing Chris Wallace with a rotating list of liars

12/17/21 10:57 AM EST
Newsmax provides a haven for media figures with histories of sexual misconduct

12/13/21 3:36 PM EST
Dr. Oz has misled the public on medical issues for years. Now he’s running for Senate.

11/30/21 6:02 PM EST
Right-wing media respond to Waukesha tragedy with bigoted tropes and baseless attacks on progressives and Black Lives Matter

11/24/21 11:50 AM EST
Right-wing media evoke McCarthyite red scare over Omarova nomination

11/22/21 11:38 AM EST
Conservatives attempt to sink Build Back Better by spreading shaky assumptions about inflation

11/16/21 11:22 AM EST
Right-wing media have spent a year trying to discredit the 2020 presidential election in promotion of the Big Lie

11/02/21 12:21 PM EDT
Conservative media falsely claim activist parents will be labeled “domestic terrorists”

10/27/21 12:04 PM EDT
Right-wing media use Colin Powell's death to undermine the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines

10/19/21 4:17 PM EDT
Right-wing media attack Kamala Harris over video made to educate kids

10/14/21 8:30 AM EDT
Fox blamed unemployment insurance for disappointing September jobs report, even though they ended at the start of the month

10/13/21 2:59 PM EDT