Gideon Taaffe | Media Matters for America

Gideon Taaffe is a researcher at Media Matters. He graduated from Vassar College with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in history.

The Latest

Right-wing media use reported drone sightings to push conspiracy theories

12/20/24 2:49 PM EST
Fox News is downplaying Donald Trump’s extreme agenda as moderate

12/11/24 3:43 PM EST
Right-wing media rush to defend Matt Gaetz against reports of sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old

11/21/24 9:06 AM EST
MAGA allies in the media make the case for Trump to ignore the Senate confirmation process

11/19/24 4:08 PM EST
Trump's pick for secretary of defense has a long history of warmongering on Fox News

11/14/24 3:08 PM EST
Mainstream media don’t have to take the right's phony outrage over Biden’s “garbage” comments seriously

10/30/24 4:57 PM EDT
MAGA misinformation account that spread false claims that the ABC presidential debate was rigged turns out to be a fraud

10/28/24 3:17 PM EDT
Fox News, which routinely edits Trump appearances, spent over 1 hour covering CBS editing Harris interview

10/26/24 11:13 AM EDT
Fox's John Roberts obscures Harris' plan for Black men by claiming her closing pitch to them is just calling Trump a “fascist”

10/24/24 12:50 PM EDT
The Fox News “women's town hall” with Trump was filled with Republicans already supporting Trump

10/16/24 2:43 PM EDT
Right-wing media spread false claim that Kamala Harris used a teleprompter during town hall

10/11/24 10:45 AM EDT
Right-wing media lies about the federal response to Hurricane Helene

10/04/24 5:21 PM EDT