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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Right-wing media are twisting the facts about the Espionage Act and Trump's federal indictment

06/21/23 3:54 PM EDT
WSJ debunks Presidential Records Act talking points pushed by Trump’s other Murdoch media allies

06/15/23 2:39 PM EDT
CNN’s conservative commentators push tired, false defenses of Trump’s alleged federal crimes

06/12/23 3:41 PM EDT
The Trump indictment incinerates the right-wing defenses of him made over the past year

06/09/23 5:42 PM EDT
Fox News anchor disregards Fox’s own debunks of a GOP claim that an FBI document shows Biden was paid a bribe

06/09/23 2:02 PM EDT
Fox News anchor suggests criminal charges over migrant trafficking could be useful “earned media” opportunities for Ron DeSantis

06/07/23 4:44 PM EDT
Fox provides cover for Ron DeSantis’ latest cruel migrant flight stunt

06/07/23 3:55 PM EDT
Conservatives attack special counsel Jack Smith as evidence builds against Trump

06/02/23 2:20 PM EDT
Timeline: How Fox News promoted a hoax about homeless veterans to smear asylum seekers

05/26/23 2:24 PM EDT
Timeline: The right’s crusade against LGBTQ+ corporate Pride Month campaigns

05/25/23 5:36 PM EDT
Fox rallies to defense of discredited FBI “whistleblowers” who espoused January 6 conspiracy theories

05/18/23 3:10 PM EDT
Right-wing media are praising CNN’s misleading coverage of the Durham report

05/16/23 4:51 PM EDT