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Media Matters for America

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Media Matters for America is the nation’s premier media watchdog. Cited as a trusted source of information by Fox News’ “Brain Room.”

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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Fox host Charles Payne's advice for young Americans to afford the American dream: Skip parties, don't have a pet, take a staycation instead of a vacation
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Jesse Watters: High gas prices because of the Iran War are worth it because "all of those big oil companies - they are making so much money"
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Right-wing media figures are jumping at the chance to attack the woman at the center of the Cornell rape case. www.mediamatters.org/megyn-kelly/...
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
MAGA “prophet” Julie Green: "Evil" JD Vance is “the great white wolf” who is “there to stop our president from doing the will of Almighty God”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fox News rushes to pivot from a disappointing jobs report to culture wars ASMR — blaming “woke stunts” for restructuring at Nike.
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
TheBlaze's Allie Beth Stuckey says Taylor Swift and the Kelces “are all part of a psy-op” that helps Democrats
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fox & Friends co-host Lawrence Jones on Ms. Rachel: This is “pure indoctrination” and “really sinister.”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Newsmax host: Fani Willis, Jack Smith, and Alvin Bragg “should all be buried under the jail”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Megyn Kelly: “Every other week, there's a story about how much money the Trump family's making”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nick Fuentes: “When I was in high school, I watched Fox News religiously. I liked The Five. I watched O'Reilly Factor, and then my favorite was Red Eye.”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fox contributor: Republicans losing Congress in the midterms points to “self-inflicted wounds by President Trump”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Rob Finnerty: “How arrogant and how snobby could these people possibly be? I am sorry, but a press pass to the White House is A privilege and definitely not a right."
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Greg Kelly says CNN “deserve” their ban from the White House: "They have no qualifications whatsoever except arrogance, right?"
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Angelo Carusone on MS Now: Trump's White House press bans will “reshape the contours of the information landscape.”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Steve Bannon is melting down over Trump visiting Gracie Mansion: “I don't see how that hooks into Mamdani's a Ugandan Marxist jihadist”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Newsmax host Greg Kelly: “These are exciting times. There’s no reason to feel down. We are winning in Iran. Gas prices were higher under George W. Bush 20 freaking years ago! It is amazing what they have pulled off.”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Right-wing media knew that soaring gas prices would be trouble for the midterms — and spent months assuring their audiences that they'd come back down. www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-rela...
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Fox Business co-host on the economy: “What is the good news here? Is there a way that Americans can go to the polls and not look at gas prices?”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Every major nightly news show covered the breaking story about a Russian oligarch bankrolling Donald Trump Jr's wedding celebration — except CBS.
PBS NewsHour coverage: "Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarchs Close to Putin"ABC World News Tonight coverage: "Report: Oligarch Paid For Trump Jr. Wedding Parties"NBC Nightly News coverage: "Russian Oligarch Pays For Part of Trump Jr. Party"
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Normal guy alert: www.mediamatters.org/wayne-allyn-...
Wow, this is a lot. What kind of conspiracy theories and stuff has Root pushed over the years? Is he as out there as you make him sound?

My friend, you don’t know the half of it.

As far back as 2011, Root pushed the racist “birther” conspiracy theory that President Barack Obama was not a U.S. citizen.

In 2012, Root suggested that Obama’s transcripts at Columbia held some secret scandal or were somehow faked.

In 2016, Root spread the false narrative that China — rather than Russia — had interfered in the presidential election.

In 2017, when a white supremacist at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, murdered protester Heather Heyer with his car, Root claimed the story was “such B.S.” and wrote: “Probably paid actors & infiltrators hired by Soros. No conservative I’ve ever met commits violence. EVER.”Months later, when a mass shooter killed 58 people during a concert in Las Vegas, Root falsely alleged that it was a “clearly coordinated Muslim terror attack” and that “ISIS fingerprints were all over this thing.” Also in 2017, following an attack in London, Root wrote that the UK had “let in too many Muslim immigrants."

In 2018, Root pushed the conspiracy theory that Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich had been murdered by Democratic officials, who then covered it up.

That same year, he also claimed Democrats stole the 2018 midterm elections.

In 2019, Root said Israelis love Trump “like he is the second coming of God."

In 2020, Root praised the idea of “secession” to avoid a civil war, and then in 2021 said of a looming civil war: “I promise you it's coming."
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Newsmax host on the midterms: “Republicans do not have a great story to tell right now. I’m sorry to tell you that, but it’s true.”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We reviewed Fox News' coverage from five of its evening "opinion" shows. The network’s Iran coverage collapsed over the summer, while references to socialism, the WNBA, and Fauci skyrocketed.
Over the summer, coverage of the war in Iran collapsed on Fox News.
Fox News mentions of Iran vs. mentions of
WNBA, Fauci, and socialism
March 2026 - August 2026
No war but the culture war: The network's stars refocused their audiences attention with warnings of the rise of socialism, a fixation on race and gender debates in the WNBA, and attacks on Dr. Anthony Fauci.Fox's entire evening "opinion" lineup rallied to Trump when the war started, flooding their programs with glowing praise.
As the war ground on, however, all of them largely stopped talking about it.

Fox News mentions of Iran, by month Weekday evening "opinion" shows
March-August 2026
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Fox Business contributor: “People don’t give [Trump] enough credit for how he’s kept gasoline prices under control” www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-rela...
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Ben Shapiro attacks JD Vance's closeness with Tucker Carlson: “That is going to come along with a political and yes, a moral cost”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Greg Kelly speculates that Maria Bartiromo may have been let go from Fox over a “rivalry” between Trump and Rupert Murdoch: “Maybe Rupert deep down thinks he should be the president.
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Jason Chaffetz on the Iran war: “En masse the American people are still wondering, why is it that we're doing this? What was the national imperative?”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
MAGA “prophet” Julie Green says she heard God's “prophetic word” that Zohran Mamdani and Iran are planning a terror attack in New York City.
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Republican C-Span caller: Trump is “oblivious to the situation most Americans are facing right now.”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Benny Johnson: “I have to homeschool my kids” because they could be “indoctrinated” or “killed” in public school
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Fox host: Americans are “uneducated” in their disapproval of data centers
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Cleta Mitchell to John Solomon: “The ACLU is intimidating election officials … I don’t think that the Department of Justice should allow this to happen.”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Marc Thiessen on El-Sayed saying he's not a member of the DSA: “Did you know that (Khalid Sheikh Mohammed) wasn't a member of Al-Qaeda? Technically, he never pledged loyalty to Osama bin Laden.”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Even Glenn Beck had to laugh when Trump tried to make Dolly Parton's death about himself: "She wasn’t a very political person… she really liked me, I will tell you!" Read more: www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Laura Loomer: “You're going to be at war with Muslims in America within the next five years”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Fox's Lawrence Jones: JD Vance needs to “distance himself” from podcasters “going against the president” if he wants to be the 2028 GOP nominee
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Fox host: WNBA players are “proving that women shouldn't have a league. It's too dramatic.”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Fox News frames its coverage of the WNBA around “protecting women in sports” while denigrating the league and its players in an ongoing attempt to tie the league to the right-wing culture wars. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Bill O’Reilly predicts a bleak future for Trump if Republicans don't do well in the midterms: "His whole legacy blows up. He's now like LBJ" Read more: www.thedailybeast.com/bill-oreilly...
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Jesse Watters guest says if women “are not going to be homemakers” or “committed moms, then the only role they have left is as sex objects and as workers”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Carl Higbie: “I am calling on all Christian teachers to just go ahead and baptize Muslim students. See how you like that one, Allah.”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Newsmax host attacks Pete Hegseth over conditions aboard the USS Lincoln: “I suspect that Pete has Pete in mind more than the military”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Newsmax host resurfaces a local news report from 2014 to attack Muslim students calling for halal lunches: "I'm sorry if we don't provide falafel or whatever it is you want that's culturally appropriate"
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Rudy Giuliani: Young people struggling economically are “privileged little shits” who need “somebody like my father to kick the shit out of them”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Fox frames its coverage around "protecting women in sports" while denigrating the WNBA and its players. Over the past three weeks alone, the network aired over 130 segments about trans athletes in the league — of which there are currently none.
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
In the last six weeks, Fox News has devoted over 13 hours of their programming to the WNBA in an attempt to tie the league to the right-wing culture wars. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
Bar graph comparing Fox News coverage of the WNBA (13h 34m) to: 
First six Star Wars films (13h 13m)
Christopher Nolan's last five films (12h 58m)
Season 2 of The Pitt (11h 53m)
Daniel Craig's James Bond films (11h 45m)
Lord of the Rings trilogy, extended edition (11h 22m)
Twilight saga, extended edition (10h 34m)
Four Avengers films (10h 14m)
James Cameron's Avatar series (9h 11m)
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Tucker Carlson on Rock and roll: "Of course it's demonic. Like, duh."
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Leading up to and following Abdul El-Sayed’s primary victory, right-wing media have labelled the American-born physician a “foreigner,” a “jihadist,” and an “Islamo-Marxist.”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
​Fox Business celebrates July jobs report showing a loss of 23,000 jobs: “This is great news”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Ben Shapiro: Sen. Bernie Sanders is “not actually” Jewish and comedian Jon Stewart is “as Jewish as a ham sandwich”
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Reacting to a foul on Caitlin Clark, Newsmax hosts suggests that the police may need to be called on WNBA players: “If the league won't do anything, I think the cops have to show up and start making arrests”
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