Chloe Simon

1 week ago | mediamatters.org | Chloe Simon

A recent study released by the conservative think tank Ethics and Public Policy Center claimed that “one in ten” patients using the mifepristone abortion pill experiences a “serious adverse event.” Doctors and women’s health care experts criticized the report, arguing that the study is based on faulty methodology and is “highly questionable.” Despite criticism from the medical and health care field, anti-abortion groups and right-wing media have glommed onto the study’s findings to back up...

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.

1 month ago | mediamatters.org | Kayla R Gogarty |Courtney Hagle |John Whitehouse |Payton Armstrong |Jack Wheatley |Jack Winstanley | +6 more

In a new study of top pro-Trump online shows in the days after President Donald Trump launched his formal tariff plan, Media Matters has found some dissension as his economic policy disrupts the global economy — even as this ecosystem still overwhelmingly supports him.

1 month ago | mediamatters.org | Chloe Simon |Harrison Ray

Since Trump signed the executive order targeting Susman Godfrey on April 9, it appears that no Fox News personalities, guests, or reporters have discussed the order or the law firm on air. In April 2023, Fox News settled a lawsuit with Susman Godfrey’s client Dominion Voting Systems for nearly $800 million over the network’s false claims alleging fraud in the 2020 election.

1 month ago | mediamatters.org | Chloe Simon

President Donald Trump has deported at least 261 migrants to the CECOT prison in El Salvador, alleging that many of them are connected to the gang Tren de Aragua. However, the lack of due process for these deportees and the flimsy evidence of gang affiliation has raised serious concerns. Many family members of those who were deported to the prison have claimed that their relative has no criminal background and their tattoos were unrelated to any gang.