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3 weeks ago | 
mediamatters.org | Pete Tsipis |Reed McMaster |Harrison Ray |Rob Savillo |Chloe Simon |Casey Wexler
A Media Matters review of White House press briefings held so far in President Donald Trump’s second administration found that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called on right-wing media outlets 41% of the time, and 4 of the 5 reporters called on most were from right-wing outlets. The press briefings now include a “new media” seat which the White House has used to amplify more right-wing voices.
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2 months ago | 
mediamatters.org | Zachary Pleat |Casey Wexler |Pete Tsipis
Donald Trump’s supporters in right-wing media, particularly at Fox News, repeatedly hyped his oft-repeated campaign promise to quickly bring down consumer prices, and especially the cost of groceries, if he was reelected. These promises included immediate price decreases, with Trump saying during the campaign, “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on day one,” and, “Prices will come down.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Casey Wexler
In separate segments, Fox News legal editor Kerri Kupec Urbahn and network contributor Jonathan Turley both falsely suggested that the Biden administration is fighting against Virginia’s purge of 1,600 voters to push for noncitizens to vote.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Casey Wexler |Reed McMaster
Right-wing media have spent over a decade attacking and calling for cuts to vital food assistance programs, with particular focus on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (commonly known as “food stamps”) as well as free school lunch programs.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Casey Wexler
STEVE DOOCY (CO-HOST): That's what the White House is doing now. They’re saying anything they don't like is oftentimes misinformation or disinformation, even though Mayorkas himself came out a couple of days ago and said, “You know what? We don't have — after Helene — we don't have enough money for the rest of hurricane season.” Peter's question was not disinformation or misinformation. That was just a fact. MIRANDA DEVINE (CONTRIBUTOR): It was.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Reed McMaster |Rob Savillo |Harrison Ray |Casey Wexler |Tyler Monroe
In a press conference on September 13, 2024, Trump pledged to conduct mass deportations of Haitian migrants living in Springfield, Ohio, regardless of their legal status, clarifying in a post the next day that he was calling for “remigration.” At the press conference, Trump stated that he would deport migrants in Springfield, Ohio, and Aurora, Colorado, to stop the “invasion” of migrants whom he claimed came from “jails” and “nests of bad people” in Venezuela.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Casey Wexler |Sage Hodil
Since 2023, Aurora has reportedly been trying to force CBZ Management to fix multiple derelict apartment complexes which the company has claimed that it could not repair due to activity by Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang. CBZ Management’s claims of gang violence gained traction in right-wing media after a video went viral showing a group of armed men in one of the buildings.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Reed McMaster |Casey Wexler
Right-wing media’s penchant for xenophobic fearmongering has once again contributed to threats of real-world violence, this time after outlets helped spread a racist claim about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, that was pushed by Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-OH). Since then, Springfield has fielded dozens of bomb threats, schools have been forced to close or evacuate, and at least one Haitian resident reported vandalism.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Alicia Sadowski |Isabella Corrao |Jane Lee |Pete Tsipis |Sage Hodil |Casey Wexler
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 bars noncitizens from voting in federal elections. Violators of the law face possible fines and imprisonment for up to a year, as well as deportation. While some districts allow noncitizens to vote in local elections, no state allows noncitizens to vote in statewide elections.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Matt Gertz |Sage Hodil |Casey Wexler
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s impending move to crash out of the presidential race and endorse Donald Trump is fitting given that his bid was a cynical and transparent right-wing media operation intended to help return the former president to the White House. Kennedy, a notorious anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist, plans to end his independent presidential campaign and throw his support to Trump, perhaps at a planned event on Friday, NBC News first reported.
