OAN and Voice of America to distribute pro-Trump message
“Congress mandated VOA to report reliable and authoritative news, not...
Digital Authoritarianism
Lessons from Duterte's Philippines for the United States.
The New Propaganda War
If people are naturally drawn to the image of human rights, to the language of democracy, to the dream of...
Pure fascist propaganda
Yesterday, the United States Department of Defense released an AI-generated image venerating the leadership and strength of Pete Hegseth. Of...
So Much That’s Wrong, All In One Story
A move by Amazon to show the cost of tariffs to its customers gets smacked down by the White House.
The Media Pipeline
Hint: It's Dangerously Corroded
Trump’s TikTok Takeover
TikTok’s fate still remains unclear, but if it stays in the U.S., it won’t be free—it’ll be bound to Donald Trump, giving him and the GOP a propaganda machine like no other.
The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces
As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this content is overwhelmingly right-leaning.
Amid Meta Policy Changes, Neo-Nazis Monetize Hate on Instagram
In this new more permissive online environment, an investigation by the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) has discovered neo-Nazi activity flourishing on Instagram, including degrading hate speech, antisemitic conspiracism, and even Nazi symbols being used to sell merchandise.
The Campaign to Silence Journalists & Undermine Free Speech
In his book Murder the Truth, author David Enrich explores how Justice Thomas' words coincide with a surge in legal threats and litigation against journalists and media outlets.
