What the Hell Is Going on With Eligibility for COVID-19 Boosters?
Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.For most people, the issue of COVID-19 boosters essentially boils down to “Should I get one or not?” But due to muddled messaging from federal agencies, it’s been difficult to get a direct answer to…
New Revelations Emerge on How Donald Trump Killed 400,000 (or More) Americans
President Donald Trump at a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, on March 22, 2020, with Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vice President Mike Pence, and FEMA head Peter Gaynor.Patrick Semansky/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the…
Disinformation Isn’t Just a Tech Problem. It’s a Social One, Too.
Universal Images Group via Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Mis- and disinformation are often viewed as a cause of society’s ills. But a new report from the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder, which studied the global “crisis of trust…
President Joe Biden Just Signed the Infrastructure Bill Into Law
Adam Schultz/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.President Joe Biden secured his first major legislative achievement when he signed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law on Monday. The package, resulting from months of congressional debate, includes billions of dollars of…
Beto for Governor Is a Moonshot. But His Party Would Be Even Worse Off Without Him.
Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.When Beto O’Rourke, then a Democratic congressman from El Paso, announced in the spring of 2017 that he would run against Sen. Ted Cruz in the next year’s midterms, he was treated as…
Alex Jones Loses Fourth Sandy Hook Defamation Case
Tom Williams/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A Connecticut judge ruled on Monday that unhinged conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was liable for damages in lawsuits brought by the parents of eight first graders killed in the Sandy Hook shooting. Judge Barbara Bellis…