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“The danger lies not just in the narratives themselves but in how they could spark real-world consequences, potentially inciting violence,” the out president of Media Matters, Angelo Carusone, said.
Fourteen-year-old Colt Gray is not transgender, but conservatives are still lying about his identity to score political points in the wake of four people's murders.
From Algerian boxer Imane Khelif to figures like Taylor Swift and Michelle Obama, "tranvestigations" are a particularly bizarre form of hatred hitting public figures.
The paper didn't quote an out trans person in two-thirds of its stories about anti-trans legislation in the past year, says a new report from the watchdog groups, which comes a year after the Times received strong criticism for amplifying anti-trans viewpoints.
Coverage of 2023's onslaught of transphobic legislation also varied widely in terms of tone and time spent, according to the watchdog group, with (surprise!) Fox News often amplifying anti-trans viewpoints.
Ryan Walters faces intense scrutiny for his association with controversial figures and policies following the tragic death of the LGBTQ+ student, including connections to an influencer who told his daughters to attack trans students in bathrooms.
Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz allowed the right-wing extremist to show how little she knows about LGBTQ+ issues, even as she rallies people against queer people.
A woman died during the January 6 insurrection and countless others were seriously injured, including Capitol police trying to protect lawmakers.
Even after Oklahoma schools suffered a series of bomb threats after she posted about them, the state government is bringing her in to advise about books in libraries.
In a pivotal legal battle over free speech, Media Matters confronts Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in federal court, alleging unconstitutional retaliation in response to their reporting on social media platform X.
The lawsuit comes as Musk publicly endorsed the anti-Semitic claim that Jewish communities push “hatred against Whites.”
Elon Musk’s assertion that cisgender was a “heterosexual slur” sparks outrage and ridicule, even among his supporters.
Instagram had suspended the anti-transgender far-right group, but reinstated it only hours later.
The suspension follows a report criticizing Meta’s handling of hateful anti-LGBTQ+ content on Instagram.
Reporter Ryan Young used the wrong pronouns for Mulvaney in a segment about the Bud Light controversy.
