G. Capuano

Nov 5, 2024 | mediamatters.org | G. Capuano |János Balázs

RACHEL CAMPOS-DUFFY (HOST):  Last week, the Supreme Court gave Virginia’s governor, Glenn Youngkin, a victory by temporarily stopping a decision from a federal judge that ordered reinstating 1,600 possible non-citizens to the state’s voter roll. [...]CAMPOS-DUFFY: Here to react is the conservative activist and former director of the Office of Citizenship of the United States, Alfonso Aguilar. Alfonso, it’s good to meet you. ALFONSO AGUILAR (GUEST): Rachel, it's a pleasure to be here with you.

Nov 1, 2024 | mediamatters.org | G. Capuano |János Balázs |Monica Rodriguez

Just two weeks after its launch on Fox Deportes, Fox Noticias — a daily Spanish-language news show hosted by longtime network fixture Rachel Campos-Duffy — has shown it will feature more of the same false, propagandist bigotry that appears on Fox’s broader programming. Campos-Duffy has previously both been a Fox News host and contributor. She has spent years spreading anti-immigrant rhetoric and misinformation about abortion and COVID-19.

Oct 29, 2024 | mediamatters.org | G. Capuano |János Balázs

The Monday edition of Fox’s new Spanish-language show Fox Noticias failed to mention racist comments made during a rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden calling Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean.”On October 15, Fox News launched Fox Noticias, a new daily Spanish-language news show airing on Fox’s Spanish-language sports network, Fox Deportes.

Oct 18, 2024 | mediamatters.org | G. Capuano |János Balázs

During a segment analyzing Vice President Kamala Harris’ and former President Donald Trump’s Univision town halls, host Elián Zidán failed to contextualize Trump’s connections to Project 2025, citing the network’s fact-checking division elDetector to misleadingly say it is false that Project 2025 is “Donald Trump’s plan if he is elected president.” Project 2025 — a comprehensive transition plan organized by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to guide the next GOP presidential...

Oct 9, 2024 | mediamatters.org | G. Capuano

Univision’s elDetector project has worked for months to fact-check Donald Trump’s dangerous lies about abortion, immigration, and the January 6 insurrection. During an October 16 Televisa Univision town hall with the former president, journalist Enrique Acevedo — who in 2023 faced criticism for his interview with Trump — will also have the chance to push back against Trump's misinformation by fact-checking the GOP presidential candidate in real time.