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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How Fox’s Sean Hannity has downplayed the coronavirus pandemic in America

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Covering Trump's coronavirus response, major newspapers barely mention that he fired pandemic experts in 2018

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