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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On Fox, Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro falsely claims that tariffs lead to lower prices

02/03/25 4:06 PM EST
Broadcast nightly news largely failed to cover looming Trump tariffs

01/31/25 3:46 PM EST
Fox touted the impoundment memo from Trump's OMB. The memo was just rescinded after widespread pushback.

01/29/25 4:42 PM EST
Fox follows Jamie Dimon in endorsing higher inflation from Trump’s planned tariffs: “So be it”

01/24/25 12:52 PM EST
Fox Business trashed the job market even as the December jobs report blew past expectations

01/10/25 1:58 PM EST
Mainstream news coverage of the economy was inadequate in the lead up to the 2024 Election

12/20/24 12:08 PM EST
Conservative pundits criticize planned Federal Reserve interest rate cuts after slight inflation increase

12/11/24 4:56 PM EST
Fox News is the loudest voice in media promoting trickle-down economics

10/28/24 5:10 PM EDT
Broadcast news mostly ignored Kamala Harris’ proposal expanding Medicare to cover in-home health care for 15 million seniors

10/23/24 12:09 PM EDT
Fox News was full of North Korea-style praise for Trump's rambling Bloomberg interview

10/17/24 3:05 PM EDT
Fox promotes Trump’s gimmicky car loan tax deduction, a thinly-veiled tax cut for the rich

10/11/24 5:03 PM EDT
Corporate broadcast news dropped the ball in covering Kamala Harris' proposed Medicare expansion

10/09/24 2:29 PM EDT