Misinformer of the Year: Steve Bannon’s “flood the zone with shit” approach is destroying American democracy Article 12/28/21 10:37 AM EST
By the numbers: A year of conservative media fearmongering over “critical race theory” Article 12/28/21 9:12 AM EST
In 2021, right-wing media scapegoated unions for supposed school indoctrination, COVID-19 restrictions, and global supply chain shortages Article 12/27/21 9:06 AM EST
Fox News spent 2021 mainstreaming the white supremacist “great replacement” theory Article 12/27/21 9:05 AM EST
A dozen times right-wing media said something ridiculous about climate change in 2021 Article 12/23/21 10:25 AM EST
Fox News employs its own familiar anti-vaccine tactics to attack COVID booster shots Narrative/Timeline 12/22/21 9:38 AM EST
“Kill shot,” “deadly,” “ambush”: Fox host Jesse Watters tells audience to go after Dr. Anthony Fauci Article 12/21/21 12:28 PM EST
Steve Bannon defends “great Jesse Watters” violent rhetoric against Fauci: “We’re getting you” Video & Audio 12/21/21 10:53 AM EST
Fox News attacks NIH chief Francis Collins for urging debunk of COVID-19 misinformation Video & Audio 12/20/21 11:11 PM EST
Tucker Carlson: “This is not a public health campaign designed to save you from a variant that has not killed a single confirmed American” Video & Audio 12/20/21 9:52 PM EST
Conservative media spread false claims and fearmonger about medicated abortion after FDA approved mailing the drug Article 12/20/21 3:49 PM EST
At TPUSA event, Sebastian Gorka is asked when it will be time to overthrow the government Video & Audio 12/20/21 3:12 PM EST
TikTok and negligent reporting created mass panic about an unfounded national school shooting day hoax Article 12/20/21 2:08 PM EST
Steve Bannon tells his audience “when you’re in the room, the count’s accurate, and we win” Video & Audio 12/20/21 2:01 PM EST
Breitbart thrives on Facebook, in part because the platform rewards sensational photos and videos Research/Study 12/20/21 10:01 AM EST
Media Matters’ Angelo Carusone: “Because there is a consensus forming around the destructive power of Fox News, it incentivizes the call to action, which is to go to cable companies and say, ‘Do not make me pay more money for Fox News.’” Video & Audio 12/19/21 2:06 PM EST
On WNYC's On The Media, Media Matters’ Angelo Carusone explains how Fox’s COVID-19 misinformation “changed the relationship” with the rest of news media Video & Audio 12/19/21 1:49 PM EST