A Hell of a Week, Edition 1

[Lede Progress]( {NAME}, It’s been a hell of a week for right-wing media. Their disinformation campaigns are raging against the COVID-19 vaccines, immigrants, and any policy that would help lift Americans out of poverty. We think it’s important you know what they’re saying, so here’s the top stories from this week that you don’t want to miss. -- Lede Progress --------------------------------------------------------------- CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy and host Brian Stelter called out their own network’s parent company, AT&T, for funding infamous conspiracy channel One America News Network. “Frankly,” Darcy summed up, OAN is peddling “nonsense we spend a lot of time on this platform debunking.” [READ MORE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- MSNBC’s Chris Hayes eviscerates Tucker Carlson for not having even a little silver of integrity to denounce Fox New’s vaccine mandate for all employees. Carlson has spent weeks decrying such mandates and whipping his audience into a frenzy, all while working under a vaccine mandate. “Inside Fox News, everyone takes this seriously, because they understand that the science is quite solid,” says Chris Hayes. “And then they go on air and they undermine that exact message.” [WATCH:]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Former White House strategist Steve Bannon on Monday dug in on this threat that Donald Trump-loyal “shock troops” will move to “deconstruct” the federal government the minute a Republican takes over the Oval Office again. “If you’re going to take over the administrative state and deconstruct it, then you have to have shock troops prepared to take it over immediately,” Bannon told NBC. “I gave ’em fire and brimstone.” [READ MORE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Right-wing pages suddenly disappeared from Facebook's top 10. But don't be fooled. “Facebook’s algorithm has a preference for outrage bait that’s built for engagement. Facebook has also proven extremely sensitive to criticism from right-wing figures.” [READ MORE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Lede Progress is powered by grassroots support. Please, pitch in today to help hold right-wing media accountable. [Contribute]( Lede Progress is a progressive, digital-first 501c(4) organization dedicated to monitoring, researching, and correcting right-wing misinformation, and empowering the next generation of nonprofit and independent news organizations in American media. Corporate media organizations have profited for too long off of misinformation with very little accountability. In the wake of the January 6, 2020 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building, the propaganda and lies spread by these news networks was on clear display by the action of the rioters. Our goal is to hold these networks accountable. Lede progress will hold media organizations engaged in right-wing propaganda accountable by (1) reinforcing truth and facts through data-driven digital campaigns to strip the broadcaster of viewers, (2) financially empowering non-profit and independent journalism, and (3) exposing corporate sponsors that fund right-wing propaganda through their advertising dollars. [Donate now]( to help us hold right-wing media accountable! [Donate Now]( This email was sent to: {EMAIL}. Emails are a crucial way to keep supporters up to date on our efforts to hold right-wing media accountable. If you no longer wish to receive these emails click here to [unsubscribe](. Contributions or gifts to Lede Progress are not deductible for income tax purposes. [go.ledeprogress.org]( Paid for by Lede Progress Lede Progress PO Box 15845 Washington, DC 20003 United States