Zachary Pleat | Media Matters for America

Zachary Pleat is a senior researcher at Media Matters, where he has worked since January 2009. He has a bachelor’s degree in international studies from the University of South Florida.

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As pro-Trump insurrection unfolded at the US Capitol, these Fox News figures downplayed the attack

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TV news in Rep. Louie Gohmert's district mostly ignored his suggestion of violence to keep Trump in power

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How right-wing misinformation filled the void left when local newsrooms cut staff

12/28/20 11:19 AM EST
Sinclair report on Georgia Senate runoffs fails to cover GOP candidates' scandals

12/16/20 2:24 PM EST
An investigation found that Rep. Dan Crenshaw helped the VA secretary smear a veteran reporting a sexual assault. Major TV stations in his district ignored it.

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How Sinclair national news reports are covering up threats to election officials and lawmakers

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Right-wing media and Trump supporters encourage secession, martial law after Supreme Court defeat

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Right-wing media work to scandalize report about Rep. Eric Swalwell and China

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Sinclair's horrible COVID-19 coverage has glossed over the HEROES Act for months

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

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Sinclair is about to air Steve Bannon peddling a discredited voting fraud theory to millions of local TV viewers

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