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 escalate civil war rhetoric after Supreme Court rules against Texas in razor wire case

01/25/24 11:55 AM EST
Major broadcast and print news outlets mostly failed to cover Trump’s abortion comments at Fox News’ Iowa town hall

01/12/24 3:17 PM EST
The New York Times’ recent coverage of university presidents, by the numbers

01/10/24 2:43 PM EST
Fox & Friends ignores “strong” jobs report after interviewing diners about their economic concerns

01/05/24 12:04 PM EST
Media must stick to the facts about Colorado Supreme Court decision to ban Trump from the ballot

12/20/23 3:57 PM EST
Right-wing media attack Minnesota's state flag redesign with “great replacement” theory rhetoric

12/20/23 9:26 AM EST
Right-wing media declare war on the Bidens' Christmas

12/15/23 4:02 PM EST
The Dow closed at a record high of over 37,000, exposing as hollow right-wing warnings that the stock market would crash if Democrats won elections

12/15/23 10:09 AM EST
Right-wing media spread conflicting conspiracy theories in reaction to the Hunter Biden tax charges

12/11/23 4:29 PM EST
Trump used right-wing media to push election fraud lies long before 2020

12/11/23 1:48 PM EST
TV news coverage since Trump threatened to repeal the ACA mostly failed to mention these critical stakes

12/04/23 5:08 PM EST
Nexstar's NewsNation is just another right-wing cable network

11/21/23 2:00 PM EST