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.

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Manosphere influencers and Rumble streamers respond to Kamala Harris’ presidential candidacy by claiming it's a coup and the 2024 election will be rigged

08/02/24 4:49 PM EDT
Dozens of right-wing media personalities suggested Kamala Harris’ political success is due to DEI

07/31/24 2:02 PM EDT
Right-wing media recycle old attacks on Kamala Harris for linking to a cash bail fund in 2020

07/22/24 4:49 PM EDT
Right-wing media use Trump shooting to decry supposedly “out of control” Democratic rhetoric and urge Biden to pardon Trump

07/18/24 2:27 PM EDT
Media outlets bury the reason Trump needs a new VP in discussing Vance pick

07/16/24 1:36 PM EDT
Trump and his allies are denying any association to Project 2025 and its architects. History speaks for itself.

07/11/24 3:02 PM EDT
Trump regurgitated right-wing media’s anti-migrant falsehoods at the debate

07/03/24 4:06 PM EDT
Right-wing media cheer SCOTUS immunity ruling as a victory for Trump and attack the dissenting opinion

07/01/24 5:42 PM EDT
Ahead of the first 2024 presidential debate, Fox News figures are acting as Trump advisers

06/25/24 1:46 PM EDT
Cable news continues to undercover data showing crime rates are falling

06/20/24 9:09 AM EDT
American right-wing media celebrate far-right European electoral success

06/11/24 2:56 PM EDT
Right-wing media spread misleadingly edited video of Biden to claim he isn’t fit to serve

06/06/24 3:23 PM EDT