Matthew Gertz
@mattgertz.bsky.social
Senior Fellow at @mmfa. Views expressed here my own. Husband of @alyssarosenberg. Dad. Not the former GOP congressman. Find me here: http://bio.site/mattgertz
Some things Sean Hannity and his guests said over the last two weeks about the NJ gubernatorial: "very competitive," "that race is closing very fast," it's “tighter than ever," "New Jersey could be a shocker tomorrow."
The Democrat, Mikie Sherrill, won by 12. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/sea...
The Democrat, Mikie Sherrill, won by 12. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/sea...
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Some things Sean Hannity and his guests said over the last two weeks about the NJ gubernatorial: "very competitive," "that race is closing very fast," it's “tighter than ever," "New Jersey could be a shocker tomorrow."
The Democrat, Mikie Sherrill, won by 12. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/sea...
The Democrat, Mikie Sherrill, won by 12. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/sea...
Laura Ingraham regularly claimed the business dealings of Hunter Biden in the years prior to his father’s presidential election implicated Joe Biden in rampant corruption.
Now she's gone into business with Don Jr. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
Now she's gone into business with Don Jr. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
October 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Laura Ingraham regularly claimed the business dealings of Hunter Biden in the years prior to his father’s presidential election implicated Joe Biden in rampant corruption.
Now she's gone into business with Don Jr. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
Now she's gone into business with Don Jr. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
Glenn Beck says that after he aired a show on Antifa, FBI agents acting on the behest of Kash Patel came to get tips. Here's who the segment targeted, largely through strained connections and guilt by association: www.mediamatters.org/glenn-beck/g...
October 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Glenn Beck says that after he aired a show on Antifa, FBI agents acting on the behest of Kash Patel came to get tips. Here's who the segment targeted, largely through strained connections and guilt by association: www.mediamatters.org/glenn-beck/g...
In which the editorial board of the Washington Post effectively endorses President Nixon's claim that "when the president does it, that means it is not illegal."
October 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In which the editorial board of the Washington Post effectively endorses President Nixon's claim that "when the president does it, that means it is not illegal."
A Trump-appointed judge just demolished right-wing fearmongering about Portland www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/tru...
October 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A Trump-appointed judge just demolished right-wing fearmongering about Portland www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/tru...
I warned about this possibility last October. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
September 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I warned about this possibility last October. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
. @adamserwer.bsky.social is correct. A major difference between Trump I and II is that lots of people decided not to fight this time around. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
September 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
. @adamserwer.bsky.social is correct. A major difference between Trump I and II is that lots of people decided not to fight this time around. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Vance leads a segment of the right-wing commentariat which seems determined to offer statements as if Donald Trump were not the president. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
September 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Vance leads a segment of the right-wing commentariat which seems determined to offer statements as if Donald Trump were not the president. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
I warned last October that if Donald Trump returned to the White House, the fate of the free press would depend on the willingness of corporate media executives to fight for it.
It's not going well. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
It's not going well. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
September 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I warned last October that if Donald Trump returned to the White House, the fate of the free press would depend on the willingness of corporate media executives to fight for it.
It's not going well. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
It's not going well. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
The alleged shooter was reportedly an evangelical Trump supporter who preached against abortion and LGBTQ people. He had a hit list of dozens of Democrats as well as Planned Parenthood figures.
September 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The alleged shooter was reportedly an evangelical Trump supporter who preached against abortion and LGBTQ people. He had a hit list of dozens of Democrats as well as Planned Parenthood figures.
How many orders of magnitude worse is Trump’s corruption than various Hunter Biden claims the right said justified his father’s impeachment: An investigation
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/ano...
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/ano...
September 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
How many orders of magnitude worse is Trump’s corruption than various Hunter Biden claims the right said justified his father’s impeachment: An investigation
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/ano...
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/ano...
I hate it when I slip up and accidentally call for mass executions on national television.
September 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I hate it when I slip up and accidentally call for mass executions on national television.
Meanwhile, Patel and Bongino are going on Fox News and then getting their appearances promoted by the Trump team and the RNC.
September 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Meanwhile, Patel and Bongino are going on Fox News and then getting their appearances promoted by the Trump team and the RNC.
The dynamic where Kash Patel appears to be on the outs with DOJ and the White House and is trying to salvage his job by leaking tidbits about the Kirk investigation to right-wing media outlets doesn't seem great for obtaining accurate information.
September 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The dynamic where Kash Patel appears to be on the outs with DOJ and the White House and is trying to salvage his job by leaking tidbits about the Kirk investigation to right-wing media outlets doesn't seem great for obtaining accurate information.
Me watching for which Fox News hosts eat the Epstein signature shit sandwich tonight.
September 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Me watching for which Fox News hosts eat the Epstein signature shit sandwich tonight.
What’s happening to CBS News is neither complicated nor subtle.
www.mediamatters.org/cbs/how-cbs-...
www.mediamatters.org/cbs/how-cbs-...
September 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What’s happening to CBS News is neither complicated nor subtle.
www.mediamatters.org/cbs/how-cbs-...
www.mediamatters.org/cbs/how-cbs-...
No one has more contempt for the intelligence of Republican voters than Republican politicians.
September 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
No one has more contempt for the intelligence of Republican voters than Republican politicians.
The lie factory will continue manufacturing lies for another generation, deliberately deceiving audiences in service of authoritarian politics on three continents.
September 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The lie factory will continue manufacturing lies for another generation, deliberately deceiving audiences in service of authoritarian politics on three continents.
I don't think I quite follow Ezra Klein's argument -- he's not sure that shutting down the government is the right thing to do and also it’s complicity with authoritarianism not to do it and also he hopes Dem leaders have a “better plan” and also if they do “nothing” they should be replaced?
September 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I don't think I quite follow Ezra Klein's argument -- he's not sure that shutting down the government is the right thing to do and also it’s complicity with authoritarianism not to do it and also he hopes Dem leaders have a “better plan” and also if they do “nothing” they should be replaced?
There is no shortage of coverage of brutal murders in national news outlets when those murders occur on public transit in NYC (these are all about the same case).
September 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
There is no shortage of coverage of brutal murders in national news outlets when those murders occur on public transit in NYC (these are all about the same case).
Before Speaker Mike Johnson's office backpedaled from his wild claim that Trump was an FBI informant who took down Jeffrey Epstein, Benny Johnson claimed it proved Trump is "the undisputed hero of the Epstein saga" and "the key force in bringing Epstein down."
September 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Before Speaker Mike Johnson's office backpedaled from his wild claim that Trump was an FBI informant who took down Jeffrey Epstein, Benny Johnson claimed it proved Trump is "the undisputed hero of the Epstein saga" and "the key force in bringing Epstein down."
Here's a paragraph about one of the most powerful figures in right-wing media, someone with a huge following and the ear of the White House.
Seems like a bad situation. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/b...
Seems like a bad situation. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/b...
September 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Here's a paragraph about one of the most powerful figures in right-wing media, someone with a huge following and the ear of the White House.
Seems like a bad situation. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/b...
Seems like a bad situation. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/b...
1) ABC/NBC should lose license or pay hefty fees because their reporting is mean to him.
2) MD should maybe lose bridge repair funds because Wes Moore was mean to him.
3) The feds should investigate Chris Christie for Bridgegate because he was mean to him.
2) MD should maybe lose bridge repair funds because Wes Moore was mean to him.
3) The feds should investigate Chris Christie for Bridgegate because he was mean to him.
August 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
1) ABC/NBC should lose license or pay hefty fees because their reporting is mean to him.
2) MD should maybe lose bridge repair funds because Wes Moore was mean to him.
3) The feds should investigate Chris Christie for Bridgegate because he was mean to him.
2) MD should maybe lose bridge repair funds because Wes Moore was mean to him.
3) The feds should investigate Chris Christie for Bridgegate because he was mean to him.
Kash Patel is refocussing FBI operations away from "complicated cases touching on financial fraud, public corruption and national security" -- unless the alleged perpetrator is on his "enemies list."
August 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Kash Patel is refocussing FBI operations away from "complicated cases touching on financial fraud, public corruption and national security" -- unless the alleged perpetrator is on his "enemies list."