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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06/20/24 9:09 AM EDT
American right-wing media celebrate far-right European electoral success

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Right-wing media spread misleadingly edited video of Biden to claim he isn’t fit to serve

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05/24/24 12:27 PM EDT
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05/14/24 8:03 PM EDT
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05/08/24 4:45 PM EDT
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04/25/24 4:08 PM EDT
Right-wing media divided over whether GOP should oust House Speaker Mike Johnson amid passage of bipartisan Ukraine aid

04/22/24 4:26 PM EDT