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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As experts warn of a famine unfolding in Gaza, here’s how right-wing media are reacting

08/06/25 4:25 PM EDT
Laura Loomer pushes baseless Islamophobic claims in the wake of NYC shooting

07/29/25 1:06 PM EDT
Right-wing media use Tulsi Gabbard's flimsy memo to call for imprisoning Obama

07/23/25 12:30 PM EDT
Right-wing shows field angry calls about Epstein and the Trump administration

07/16/25 4:58 PM EDT
Right-wing media claimed the “worst of the worst” would be housed at Florida's new immigrant detention center. Hundreds of detainees have no criminal record.

07/15/25 11:08 AM EDT
Right-wing media are flailing in response to Trump's DOJ memo about Jeffrey Epstein

07/09/25 10:46 AM EDT
After Mamdani won the NYC Democratic mayoral nomination, right-wing media resorted to predictable racist and Islamophobic attacks

07/03/25 12:03 PM EDT
The right-wing media dogfight over war with Iran

06/18/25 4:25 PM EDT
Right-wing media torn over US involvement in Iran

06/18/25 3:53 PM EDT
Right-wing media immediately cheer Sen. Alex Padilla being thrown to the ground and handcuffed at Noem press conference

06/12/25 5:43 PM EDT
Fox News ignores the projection that nearly 11 million people will lose health insurance from Trump's spending bill

06/05/25 5:54 PM EDT
How top right-leaning online shows that claim to be nonpolitical covered Trump’s first 100 days

05/06/25 3:33 PM EDT