Chloe Simon

2 weeks ago | mediamatters.org | Chloe Simon |Reed McMaster

Protests in Los Angeles have been ongoing as Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids continue to target migrant communities. In response, right-wing media have urged the Trump administration and law enforcement to crack down harder on protesters, called for Democratic officials to be arrested, and suggested the protesters were funded by outside groups.

1 month ago | mediamatters.org | Chloe Simon

Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old nurse and mother from Georgia, was declared brain-dead in February after suffering a medical emergency while about nine weeks pregnant. Even though that means she is legally dead, doctors at Emory University Hospital have kept her on life support in an effort to sustain the fetus to at least 32 weeks, telling her family that they are “legally required to keep Smith breathing until the fetus reaches viability,” as the Louisiana Illuminator described.

1 month ago | mediamatters.org | Olivia Little |Chloe Simon |Alyssa Tirrell |Kayla R Gogarty

As part of his tour of nontraditional media prior to the 2024 election, President Donald Trump appeared for interviews with a handful of very popular podcasts that claim to be nonpolitical  but discuss news and politics with a right-leaning ideological bent and remain receptive to the MAGA agenda.

1 month 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...

2 months 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.