Media Matters for America

Media Matters for America is a non-profit organization established under the 501(c)(3) tax code that focuses on research and information aimed at tracking, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the United States media landscape. Since its inception in May 2004, Media Matters for America has developed a systematic approach to monitor a diverse range of media platforms, including print, broadcast, cable, radio, and online sources. Their goal is to identify and address conservative misinformation—content that is inaccurate, unreliable, or lacks credibility and serves the conservative agenda—on a daily basis and in real-time. The primary platform for sharing their findings is mediamatters.org, where they publish quick-response articles as well as in-depth research and analysis reports that highlight instances of misinformation. Media Matters actively engages with activists, journalists, commentators, and the wider public, informing them about misleading information and equipping them with the tools to counter false narratives and hold media outlets accountable.

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Fox discussions of court ruling on Trump's unlawful tariffs go off the deep end: “The global deep state is real”

1 week ago | mediamatters.org | Zachary Pleat

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled on May 28 that all of President Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal” and supposedly fentanyl-related global tariffs are illegal and “exceed any authority granted” by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act that he cited to impose them.
Fox attacks Scott Pelley for accurately describing Trump’s war on the press

1 week ago | mediamatters.org | Matt Gertz |Alicia Sadowski

The mainstream press’s purported Democratic partisanship and untrustworthiness is one of the pillars of Fox’s programming. On Tuesday and Wednesday, it was Pelley’s turn as the networks’ media hate object of choice.
Steve Bannon and his guest agree: Trump should suspend habeas corpus if the Supreme Court doesn't end nationwide injunctions

1 week ago | mediamatters.org | John Knefel

A guest on former Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast argued that if the Supreme Court doesn’t limit the federal judiciary’s power to issue nationwide injunctions, then President Donald Trump must suspend the writ of habeas corpus to accelerate his mass deportation plans. Bannon later fully agreed with the assessment.
Fox echoes Trump's flip-flop on sale of US Steel

1 week ago | mediamatters.org | Zachary Pleat

From President Donald Trump’s initial opposition to the sale of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel to Tokyo-based Nippon Steel during the 2024 presidential campaign through his approval of the sale this month with conditions for some sort of nationalization, several Fox News hosts were following his lead every step of the way — with some Fox personalities even crediting Trump for then-President Joe Biden’s decision to block the sale.
Freedom of the press is about more than access

1 week ago | mediamatters.org | Matt Gertz

Two things are true about President Donald Trump’s relationship with the press: He takes a lot of questions from reporters, and he’s directing a wide-ranging and unnervingly effective effort to chill critical coverage by punishing news outlets and threatening journalists. The Politico’s flagship Playbook newsletter opened on Wednesday with a beat-sweetening item lavishing Trump with praise for the former while soft-peddling the latter.
Anti-abortion groups downplay the role of Georgia’s abortion ban in hospital keeping legally brain-dead pregnant woman on life support

2 weeks 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.
Contrary to right-wing media claims, the GOP's Medicaid cuts are for far more than "able-bodied men"

2 weeks ago | mediamatters.org | John Knefel |Sophie Lawton

Right-wing media figures are telling their audiences that proposed work requirements for Medicaid will be targeted at men who are unwilling to look for a job, when the actual population most likely to be affected is poor, rural women who are taking care of elderly parents or adult children.
Megyn Kelly singles out trans people for hate

2 weeks ago | mediamatters.org | Alyssa Tirrell |Ari Drennen

Kelly worked at Fox News for nearly 15 years before becoming a podcaster. Following her years at Fox, Kelly briefly worked on NBC. Now a podcaster, Kelly's show boasts about 3.5 million subscribers on YouTube and “fits squarely into the MAGA-loving media universe.” [The New York Times, 1/21/15, 3/29/25] Kelly has used viral pop-culture stories to garner a broader audience.
Fox contributor Newt Gingrich organizes MAGA attacks against Congressional Budget Office

2 weeks ago | mediamatters.org | Zachary Pleat

Congressional reporter Mychael Schnell from The Hill revealed on May 19 that House Republicans were sharing talking points drafted by Fox News contributor Newt Gingrich in anticipation of the Congressional Budget Office’s scoring of the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” tax cut extension promoted by President Donald Trump.
Fox’s Maria Bartiromo whips Republican support for devastating Medicaid cuts

2 weeks ago | mediamatters.org | Zachary Pleat

House Republicans are working on legislation dubbed “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” to finance a permanent extension of President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax giveaway to the rich by slashing Medicaid, which will result in millions of Americans losing their health insurance. Supporters of the legislation have also singled out Medicare and the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program for additional cuts.