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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Sinclair reports on federal deployment in Portland didn't mention those forces severely injured a protester and abducted others with unmarked vehicles

07/21/20 1:09 PM EDT
Sinclair reporter uncritically pushed GOP talking point against enhanced unemployment benefits

07/14/20 4:51 PM EDT
Sinclair spread Eric Bolling's disparagement of mail-in voting across America

07/13/20 4:17 PM EDT
Trump's rallies during the pandemic haven't been safe. Most local TV news coverage of his upcoming New Hampshire event failed to mention that.

07/08/20 4:14 PM EDT
Sinclair spread Trump's lie downplaying the harm of COVID-19 to states with record coronavirus infections

07/07/20 3:58 PM EDT
Sinclair reporter parrots Trump's line about alleged Russian bounties to kill U.S. troops

07/06/20 4:34 PM EDT
Sinclair interviews Trump with softballs, gives him a platform to attack his presidential opponent with false claims

07/02/20 3:27 PM EDT
Sinclair's James Rosen has recently produced multiple news reports covering for the Trump administration

07/01/20 2:35 PM EDT
A Sinclair reporter is pushing Trump's debunked lies about mail-in voting to local television news

06/30/20 11:39 AM EDT
Sinclair’s Kristine Frazao ignores Trump’s sabotage of immigration reform

06/25/20 2:16 PM EDT
Most Arizona TV news reports on the lead-up to Trump's visit failed to mention the state's recent spike in coronavirus cases

06/24/20 3:28 PM EDT
Vice President Mike Pence lied about Oklahoma's coronavirus cases to defend Trump's rally. Local TV newscasts mostly ignored it.

06/18/20 2:54 PM EDT