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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As COVID-19 infections surge in Los Angeles, Fox personalities again choose culture war over saving lives

12/02/22 4:51 PM EST
Under Elon Musk’s new “general amnesty” plan, right-wing accounts pushing misinformation are brought back to Twitter

12/02/22 9:40 AM EST
Most Georgia local TV stations have buried Herschel Walker's tax and residency scandal

11/30/22 2:13 PM EST
Several mainstream news organizations took the bait in reporting on GOP's planned Hunter Biden investigation

11/21/22 3:57 PM EST
Conservative media are divided over whether to attack or embrace early voting

11/16/22 4:41 PM EST
Political pundits and right-wing media personalities jockey for position ahead of looming Trump vs. DeSantis showdown

11/15/22 2:11 PM EST
Conservative media’s post-midterm circular firing squad

11/10/22 11:11 AM EST
Conservatives fantasize that routine Justice Department election monitoring is a plot to steal elections

11/08/22 3:07 PM EST
Right-wing media lie about expected vote counting delays in Pennsylvania to push false claims of election fraud

11/07/22 3:10 PM EST
Right-wing media use the firing of a Milwaukee election official to continue attacking the integrity of Wisconsin’s election

11/04/22 5:00 PM EDT
Right-wing media are supporting Republican attacks on democracy

10/31/22 12:48 PM EDT
Mainstream outlets downplay Mehmet Oz’s comment that local politicians should be involved in abortion decisions

10/26/22 6:02 PM EDT