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1 week ago | 
mediamatters.org | Kayla R Gogarty |Payton Armstrong |Jack Winstanley |Pete Tsipis |Ben Van Bloem |Jack Wheatley | +1 more
During the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term, popular online shows that self-identify as nonpolitical but have a right-leaning ideological bent have repeatedly discussed key figures, policies, and events of his administration. For example, they talked about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
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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.
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1 month ago | 
mediamatters.org | Alex Kaplan |Payton Armstrong |Craig Harrington
On Truth Social, President Donald Trump attempted to defend his tariff policy — which economic experts agree will raise prices for consumers and increase the risk of a recession — by amplifying a TikTok video arguing that he “is purposely crashing the market.” The video echoes claims from a post on 4chan that gained traction on the far right.
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1 month ago | 
mediamatters.org | Jack Wheatley |Payton Armstrong
Right-wing media figures are attacking Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts for his statement rebuking President Donald Trump’s demand to impeach judges who rule against his executive orders. Media figures are claiming that Roberts is overstepping his authority, defending Trump’s call to impeach judges, and even calling for the impeachment of Roberts.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
mediamatters.org | Payton Armstrong |Jack Winstanley |Alex Kaplan
Trump issued “full, complete and unconditional” pardons to January 6 participants, including “violent offenders,” and commuted the sentences of members of extremist groups who had been convicted of seditious conspiracy. According to The New York Times, “The pardons will also wipe the slate clean for violent offenders who went after the police on Jan. 6 with baseball bats, two-by-fours and bear spray and are serving prison terms, in some cases of more than a decade.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
mediamatters.org | Payton Armstrong
Right-wing media figures are exploiting the devastating Los Angeles County wildfires to further their crusade against diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, suggesting the fires are burning out of control because LAFD's chief is an LGBTQ woman who supports DEI initiatives, declaring “DEI = DIE,” and claiming that “it literally leads to death.” Wildfires in Los Angeles have killed at least five and forced tens of thousands to evacuate their homes, and the fires remain largely uncontained....
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
mediamatters.org | Payton Armstrong
After a truck-ramming attack that was reportedly inspired by the Islamic State group killed at least 14 people in New Orleans at a New Year's celebration, Fox News, President-elect Donald Trump, and several of his administration picks, including Tom Homan and Michael Waltz, attempted to falsely connect the attack to the southern border.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Gideon Taaffe |Noah Dowe |Payton Armstrong
President-elect Donald Trump has named Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Pete Hegseth as his choice for secretary of defense, in spite of claims from the Trump campaign and its allies in right-wing media that he would be an “anti-war” president. During his time at Fox News, Hegseth has espoused hawkish views on U.S. military policy, suggesting attacks on Iranian infrastructure and cultural sites and even floating a “preemptive strike” against North Korea.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
nationalmemo.com | Payton Armstrong
Since WABC canceled Rudy Giuliani’s radio shows for reportedly ignoring warnings to stop spreading 2020 election misinformation, he continued to make baseless allegations about the 2020 election on YouTube, including repeatedly claiming that “the election was stolen” and asserting that “to say I’m not going to discuss the 2020 elections is to say I’m going to allow the 2024 elections to be stolen.” Media Matters reviewed Giuliani’s YouTube channel, where he streamed every weekday and five...
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Payton Armstrong
Election denial groups and some right-wing media figures have been discussing their plans to interfere in the 2024 voting process, building on previous efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and interfere with the 2022 midterm election.
