Zachary Pleat | Media Matters for America

Zachary Pleat is a senior researcher at Media Matters, where he has worked since January 2009. He has a bachelor’s degree in international studies from the University of South Florida.

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Fox Business attacks media for not supporting Trump’s unpopular tariff policies

03/21/25 3:13 PM EDT
Trump's tariffs drive a wedge inside of Fox News

03/14/25 3:23 PM EDT
“I’m not worried about this at all”: MAGA media shrug off concerns of recession

03/11/25 3:38 PM EDT
“You need to cut Medicaid”: Right-wing pundits call to gut health coverage for the poor

03/11/25 1:37 PM EDT
Fox parrots Trump's “drug war” justification for Canada/Mexico tariffs, even as he weakened fentanyl smuggling enforcement

03/05/25 2:56 PM EST
As Trump wrecks the economy, Fox News pivots to blaming Biden

03/04/25 4:25 PM EST
Right-wing media lay foundations for Republican cuts to Medicaid

03/04/25 12:33 PM EST
MAGA media admitted that Trump’s agenda could cause economic mayhem. Indicators suggest it may be happening.

03/03/25 1:17 PM EST
Fox makes up excuses for Trump’s failure to lower grocery prices, as he promised

03/03/25 1:02 PM EST
ABC and CBS evening news shows failed to cover how House GOP budget could cut Medicaid

02/27/25 4:05 PM EST
Trump warned of a “bloodbath” in the auto industry if he wasn't elected. The Wall Street Journal points out that he's now engineering one.

02/26/25 4:20 PM EST
Fox touted Trump's campaign promise to quickly lower prices. Now both Fox and Trump are backtracking as prices increase.

02/25/25 12:15 PM EST