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No crime but a witch hunt: Pro-Trump media’s off-the-wall reactions to Manafort's conviction and Cohen's guilty plea

08/24/18 3:35 PM EDT
Fox's David Bossie says blood of murdered police officer “is on the hands of Democrats in Congress”

01/03/19 10:43 PM EST
Bill O'Reilly Hypes Ineffective Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences To End Gun Violence

11/02/16 10:05 PM EDT

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On MSNBC, Angelo Carusone explains how right-wing media's coverage of crime and appeal to the fringes lead to a heightened threat of violence

04/22/23 8:38 PM EDT
CNN’s coverage of tech executive Bob Lee’s killing offered a mixed bag

04/18/23 9:32 AM EDT
Fox News host says to expect “vigilante justice” because “the DA’s don’t do anything anymore”

02/10/23 6:55 PM EST
Right-wing media are using the death of Tyre Nichols to push their pro-policing agenda

01/31/23 11:07 AM EST
Fox News host Jesse Watters says Tyre Nichols was killed because “police tactics have been hamstrung”

01/27/23 8:00 PM EST
Right-wing media are exploiting the ethnicity of the Monterey Park shooter to downplay dangers of white supremacy and anti-Asian hate

01/23/23 6:30 PM EST
In 2022, Fox News created a crime crisis in a failed attempt to sway the midterms

01/09/23 10:31 AM EST
Joy Reid: “According to an analysis by Media Matters, coverage of crime plummeted” on Fox News post-election

11/28/22 8:32 PM EST
Fox News anchor says Stacey Abrams is “basically denying protection to her own people”

11/01/22 2:02 PM EDT
Mainstream media coverage of crime pushes right-wing narratives that blame Democrats, but crime is worse in GOP-controlled areas

10/25/22 12:49 PM EDT
Listen to Media Matters' Matt Gertz explain Fox News’ hypocritical and disingenuous “crime” coverage

10/19/22 7:28 PM EDT
Right-wing media react to Biden pardoning federal marijuana offenses with fearmongering and deflection

10/07/22 4:00 PM EDT

Featured

No crime but a witch hunt: Pro-Trump media’s off-the-wall reactions to Manafort's conviction and Cohen's guilty plea

Fox's David Bossie says blood of murdered police officer “is on the hands of Democrats in Congress”

Bill O'Reilly Hypes Ineffective Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences To End Gun Violence

The Latest

On MSNBC, Angelo Carusone explains how right-wing media's coverage of crime and appeal to the fringes lead to a heightened threat of violence

CNN’s coverage of tech executive Bob Lee’s killing offered a mixed bag

Fox News host says to expect “vigilante justice” because “the DA’s don’t do anything anymore”

Right-wing media are using the death of Tyre Nichols to push their pro-policing agenda

Fox News host Jesse Watters says Tyre Nichols was killed because “police tactics have been hamstrung”

Right-wing media are exploiting the ethnicity of the Monterey Park shooter to downplay dangers of white supremacy and anti-Asian hate

In 2022, Fox News created a crime crisis in a failed attempt to sway the midterms

Joy Reid: “According to an analysis by Media Matters, coverage of crime plummeted” on Fox News post-election

Fox News anchor says Stacey Abrams is “basically denying protection to her own people”

Mainstream media coverage of crime pushes right-wing narratives that blame Democrats, but crime is worse in GOP-controlled areas

Listen to Media Matters' Matt Gertz explain Fox News’ hypocritical and disingenuous “crime” coverage

Right-wing media react to Biden pardoning federal marijuana offenses with fearmongering and deflection