Major US newspapers uncritically amplify Elon Musk's claims to champion free speech in 77% of their related reporting Article 08/01/23 1:48 PM EDT
Social media platforms are backsliding, paving the way for chaos in 2024 Research/Study 06/22/23 12:59 PM EDT
Right-wing media are twisting the facts about the Espionage Act and Trump's federal indictment Narrative/Timeline 06/21/23 3:54 PM EDT
Twitter CEO Elon Musk goes further down the right-wing rabbit hole, amplifying conspiracy theories about the Allen, Texas, shooting and other misinformation Article 05/11/23 10:00 AM EDT
As Musk attempts to court Twitter advertisers, new data from Media Matters provides insight into the prevalence of COVID-19 misinformation on the platform Article 04/24/23 10:05 AM EDT
Mainstream media outlets must not cave to Elon Musk. But they might already be doing so. Article 12/16/22 6:50 PM EST
Elon Musk is unilaterally reinstating banned Twitter accounts, despite assuring civil rights groups and advertisers that he wouldn’t Article 11/22/22 1:13 PM EST
Kremlin-aligned media have amplified Tucker Carlson’s coverage dozens of times Article 10/10/22 9:47 AM EDT
Media Matters' Alex Kaplan explains how a QAnon influencer is trying to get Big Lie candidates elected to control elections Video & Audio 08/01/22 10:39 AM EDT
Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian criticized Instagram’s new emphasis on video. The changes pose a much bigger threat than they may realize. Article 07/27/22 6:12 PM EDT
Tucker Carlson blamed climate policy for Sri Lanka's economic collapse, deliberately ignoring the multiple, complicated factors at play Article 07/12/22 3:27 PM EDT
For Spanish speakers, far-right news site Tierra Pura opens the floodgates to American misinformation Article 04/04/22 1:18 PM EDT
The Kremlin is promoting Tucker Carlson’s false Fox News biolabs segment Article 03/31/22 1:15 PM EDT
Flashback: Tucker Carlson downplayed alleged Russian spy Maria Butina’s “BS charge” Article 03/10/22 2:10 PM EST
A year ago, Facebook contributed to a military coup in Myanmar. Its response has been an appalling failure. Article 02/09/22 4:45 PM EST