Payton Armstrong | Media Matters for America

Payton Armstrong is a researcher at Media Matters, where she has worked since July 2020. She has a bachelor’s degree in government from Smith College.

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Mainstream media let Republicans off the hook for holding the economy hostage in manufactured debt ceiling crisis

01/20/23 4:36 PM EST
Newly appointed Nevada judge pushed Las Vegas mass shooting conspiracy theory on fringe program

01/06/23 10:48 AM EST
Local TV news was silent on bombshell texts between Mark Meadows and 34 Republican members of Congress about overturning the 2020 election

12/20/22 2:09 PM EST
Musk’s “Twitter Files” repackage debunked claims to falsely allege crime, collusion, and conspiracy

12/15/22 4:22 PM EST
Right-wing media levy baseless, bigoted attacks against former Twitter executive Yoel Roth

12/14/22 3:32 PM EST
100-plus examples of Republican politicians embracing antisemitic media since 2021

12/12/22 12:27 PM EST
Right-wing media use Musk and Taibbi’s “Twitter Files” to baselessly allege election interference and call for Twitter employees to be jailed

12/06/22 5:54 PM EST
Broadcast news failed to mention crucial context in coverage of Colorado Springs shooting at LGBTQ nightclub

11/23/22 2:37 PM EST
Right-wing media erupt in conspiracy theories after GOP losses in Arizona

11/17/22 10:38 AM EST
Right-wing extremists and conspiracy theorists are spreading hate on Twitter with their newly purchased blue check marks

11/10/22 6:05 PM EST
Exit polls and ballot measures prove mainstream pundits wrong and show abortion is a winning issue

11/10/22 5:13 PM EST
CNN's new morning show promoted right-wing talking points about the election during its first week on air

11/07/22 6:01 PM EST