Trump’s trade commission is using fear to silence dissent The FTC settled its case with Media Matters for America. But it doesn’t have to win in court to achieve its goals The Guardian - US · May 17
The FTC's Probe of Media Matters for America Is a Blatant Assault on Freedom of Speech In the guise of investigating "potentially unlawful advertiser boycotts," the commission is punishing the organization for its views. Reason · Apr 15
Judge issues injunction preventing Trump's FTC from investigating watchdog Media Matters A judge for the U.S. District Court in Washington has issued an injunction preventing the Trump administration's Federal Trade Commission from investigating Media Matters for America, the liberal media watchdog organization The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025
Judge Quashes FTC Investigative Demand to Media Matters, Finding "Straightforward First Amendment Violation" A short excerpt from Friday's long decision by Judge Sparkle Sooknanan (D.D.C.) in Media Matters for America v. FTC: Speech… The post Judge Quashes FTC Investigative Demand to Media Matters, Finding "Straightforward First Amendment Violation" appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 18, 2025
Beware the blizzard of lies: US advice on how to handle Farage’s Trump tactics Pro-democracy campaigners suggest ‘pre-buttal’ is more powerful than factchecking in fighting falsehoods The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2025
Hurricane misinformation signals how US election lies could intensify Amid two hurricanes – one of which hit two swing states – conspiracy theories swirled, such as weather being controlled to prevent Republicans from voting The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2024
X's Lawsuit Against Media Matters Can Go Forward From yesterday's opinion by Judge Reed O'Connor (N.D. Tex.) in X Corp. v. Media Matters for America: Plaintiff alleges that Defendants knowingly and maliciously fabricated side-by-side images of various advertisers' posts on Plaintiff's social media platform X depicted next to neo-Nazi or other extremist content, and portrayed these designed images… Reason · Aug 31, 2024
Texas judge who owns Tesla stock rules Musk lawsuit against media watchdog can go to trial Elon Musk’s favorite Texas judge ruled his case against Media Matters for America can proceed as planned. Fortune · Aug 30, 2024
Project 2025 architect compared abortion to slavery and the Holocaust Kevin Roberts, who leads thinktank that drafted blueprint for second Trump presidency, made remark in January The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2024
‘Heads, we win; tails, you lose’: how rightwing hush-money trial coverage boosts Trump The New York court’s camera ban provides room for Trump to shape the narrative, with conservative media eager to help The Guardian - US · May 27, 2024
Global daily temperature warning as 2C threshold breached - Tech & Science Daily All of today's stories from our Tech & Science Daily podcast. Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023
Musk's X sues Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups' posts Elon Musk's social media company X, formerly called Twitter, filed a lawsuit against the liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday. WEKU · Nov 21, 2023
As tech giants withdraw ads, X sues US media watchdog over report alleging antisemitism X chief Elon Musk has sued media watchdog Media Matters for America, days after several companies paused advertising on the social media platform over a report which alleged that a host of their ads were featuring alongside anti-semitic content. Newslaundry · Nov 21, 2023
Musk's X sues liberal advocacy group Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups' posts Elon Musk's social media company formerly known as Twitter has filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023
The Guardian - US · May 9, 2023 Tucker Carlson says Roger Ailes would ‘never have put up’ with liberal attack on Fox News Fired Fox News host makes remarks in latest leaked video published by Media Matters for America
The Guardian - US · May 2, 2023 Tucker Carlson: leaked video reveals fired host’s crude off-camera remarks Ex-Fox News anchor shown referring to fans as ‘post-menopausal’ and unnamed woman as ‘yummy’ in clips released on Tuesday
The Guardian - US · Mar 7, 2023 Fox News hit with election complaint after Biden ad given to Trump son-in-law Media Matters for America raised issue of Murdoch handing Jared Kushner confidential information about a Biden ad with the FEC
Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2023 Meta has profited from more than 60 ads using homophobic slur ‘groomer’ since December Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta has profited from more than 60 ads featuring the anti-LGBTQ slur “groomer” since December, according to a new report from Media Matters for America.
The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2022 From dance videos to global sensation: what you need to know about TikTok’s rise The app has grown at breakneck speed from a simple lip sync platform to surpassing the internet behemoths in downloads
Salon · Aug 10, 2022 MAGA extremists call for "war" over raid "Trump supporters are REALLY excited about the idea of a civil war"
The Guardian - US · Jun 2, 2022 ‘End of an era’: Sheryl Sandberg leaves behind powerful – if complicated – legacy The chief operating officer saw Facebook through multiple controversies and turned into the profitable juggernaut it is today