Heather Moon
MRC Free Speech America Senior Researcher

Heather Moon is a Senior Researcher for the Media Research Center’s Free Speech America division. She previously wrote for The Resurgent. She has a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Liberty University, as well as a Master’s of Library Science from Texas Woman’s University.

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After an MRC report went viral exposing Apple News for zero right-leaning top stories in January, Apple News modestly increased right-leaning outlets to just 2% in the second half of February, with 75% still from left-leaning sources. Critics say…

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A study found that from Feb. 1–14, 2026, Apple News overwhelmingly featured immigration stories from left-leaning or centrist outlets, excluding right-leaning sources, and offered twice as much coverage on immigration as the Winter Olympics. The…

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A Media Research Center study revealed Apple News promoted 1,379 left-leaning articles and only one right-leaning piece over 100 days, raising concerns of bias. Following FTC scrutiny, Apple featured a Fox News story. Critics argue this limits…

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In January 2026, Apple News featured 620 top stories but did not include any from right-leaning outlets, instead favoring left-leaning and centrist sources like The Washington Post and Reuters. Critics argue this editorial bias undermines…

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A study found MSN’s “personalized” news feed heavily favors left-leaning outlets, suggesting 15 left-leaning publishers but only 2 right-leaning ones. Major right-leaning sites like Breitbart and Daily Mail aren’t available to add. Critics say…

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The Big Four News Apps largely ignored the Minneapolis anti-ICE church riot, limiting coverage of left-wing agitators disrupting worshippers. Only Apple News ran minimal headlines, while Google, MSN, and Yahoo focused on unrelated stories. This…

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A review of Apple News from Jan. 1–14, 2026, found none of its top 280 stories featured right-leaning outlets, continuing a pattern of left-wing bias and negative Trump coverage. Critics say this editorial approach sidelines conservatives and…

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A Media Research Center study found Apple News did not feature any right-leaning media outlets in its top 20 daily articles for December, highlighting a consistent bias favoring left and center sources. Researchers argue this editorial approach…

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The Big Four News Aggregators—Apple News, Google News, MSN, and Yahoo News—downplayed or negatively framed Trump’s successful capture of Venezuelan dictator Maduro, focusing instead on non-Venezuela stories, left-leaning criticism, or…

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Apple News is continuing to favor left-leaning outlets, as found by MRC researchers who reviewed stories from early December. Among the daily top 20 featured articles, none were from right-leaning sources. Instead, selections came from outlets…

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In 2025, searches related to Charlie Kirk's death led Google trends. Critics argue Google exploited this by prioritizing Wikipedia, which contained biased smears against Kirk, consistent with Google's alliance with Wikipedia since 2022. 

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A study by MRC Free Speech America highlights Apple News's alleged leftist bias, noting that only one of 560 top articles in November 2025 came from a right-leaning source. The selected piece was behind a paywall, limiting access. Apple News's…

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Amid allegations of fraud within the Minnesota government implicating Gov. Tim Walz, X briefly suspended the account “Minnesota Department of Human Service Employees” for possible impersonation. The account, which highlights alleged fraud…

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Apple News failed to highlight a single right-leaning source for the second week in a row, pushing stories from 82 left-leaning new sites while completely hiding stories from outlets many Americans prefer.

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Meta platforms censored a video by pro-life activist Lila Rose reacting to a woman celebrating her upcoming abortion. Rose's content included an animation of an abortion and graphic images of aborted fetuses. While labeled as "sensitive content"…

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Apple News is showing apparent preference for The Washington Post over The New York Times, featuring Post articles in its morning top stories while ignoring The Times since early November 2025, despite both outlets being rated "lean left" by…

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Apple News' recent curation of top stories has excluded right-leaning outlets like Fox News, despite it being a top-visited site in America. During November 8-14, 2025, Apple News prominently featured left-leaning sources like The Washington Post…

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The blog criticizes ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt for missing the root cause of online anti-Semitism and argues that his solution, censoring conservatives, strengthens anti-Semitic voices from the left. The piece cites MRC Free Speech America VP…

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In a recent podcast, Eric Trump revealed a surprising shift in his opinion of Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Initially resentful over censorship on Meta platforms during the 2020 election, Trump's perspective changed following personal interactions…

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Elon Musk discussed "woke AI" with Joe Rogan, highlighting biases in AI chatbots due to training on internet content and feedback loops emphasizing political correctness. Musk noted issues with AI generating diverse yet historically inaccurate…