MSNBC’s Alicia Menendez cites Media Matters study showing Fox News pushed pro-Putin messaging every day during first month of Ukraine invasion
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Citation From the Saturday, March 26, 2022, edition of MSNBC’s American Voices
ALICIA MENENDEZ (HOST): President Biden in Warsaw laying out the Russian playbook for Putin’s war in Ukraine; painting a clear picture of the current battle over democracy and autocracy. But it might not match the message repeated on right-wing media, including Fox News. During the first month of the war, Media Matters watched Fox’s coverage, finding it aired pro-Russian talking points every single day, hosts and guests defending Putin’s actions, repeating his propaganda, and slamming America’s response, even blaming the west for Putin’s war of choice. Sentiments reaching beyond airwaves, also infiltrating right-wing social media groups.