Matt Gertz

senior fellow for Media Matters for America

Matt Gertz is a senior fellow at Media Matters for America, a progressive research center that monitors the U.S. media. His work focuses on the relationship between Fox News and the Republican Party, media ethics and news coverage of politics and elections.


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Fox News remains silent amid firestorm over Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes

New documents reveal Fox News’ perverse incentives have only gotten worse

Fox News cheered RFK Jr. for years. Then came his latest vaccine announcement.

Trump told MAGA to be quiet about Jeffrey Epstein. Fox News obeyed.

Trump’s Fox News problem is setting Jeanine Pirro up for failure

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MAGA influencers can only blame themselves for Russian propaganda scandal

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Trump’s most important legal team isn’t in court. It’s on Fox News.