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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“He campaigned on this”: The Fox News figures defending Trump’s abandonment of America’s anti-ISIS Kurdish allies

10/08/19 2:03 PM EDT
Media outlets uncritically quote Trump’s unhinged accusation of “treason” against House Democrats

10/07/19 2:12 PM EDT
Fox figures dubiously claim diplomats’ text messages show no Trump/Ukraine quid pro quo

10/04/19 4:06 PM EDT
Conservative media figures defend Trump for openly calling on Ukraine and China to investigate a political opponent

10/03/19 4:53 PM EDT
Mainstream media uncritically quote Trump’s false “coup” label for impeachment inquiry

10/02/19 11:39 AM EDT
The many ludicrous justifications right-wing media used to call for Obama’s impeachment

09/30/19 10:17 AM EDT
Mainstream media’s misleading headlines are helping the Trump administration spread propaganda about his Ukraine scandal

09/24/19 2:08 PM EDT
Right-wing media launch unhinged attacks on Greta Thunberg

09/24/19 1:43 PM EDT
Mainstream media outlets regurgitated Trump’s propaganda about a whistleblower

09/20/19 2:19 PM EDT
Fox & Friends lies about Bernie Sanders’ record on veteran care

09/19/19 1:03 PM EDT
While covering Trump’s defense of Kavanaugh, outlets ignore the many women who reported sexual misconduct by Trump

09/18/19 11:14 AM EDT
Wash. Post pushes Trump’s spin as he makes America’s waterways dirtier

09/12/19 3:16 PM EDT