GUILTY: 4 Proud Boys, Including Enrique Tarrio, Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy
Mother Jones; Allison Dinner/AP, Paul Sancya/AP, Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A Washington DC jury has convicted four members of the far-right Proud Boys group of seditious conspiracy and other crimes for actions connected to the January 6, 2021, attack on…
I’m So Mad I Didn’t Enter Mike Lindell’s Stupid Contest
Nathan Howard/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This week, a long-running legal saga over a prominent right-wing mouthpiece’s false assertions about the 2020 election finally came to an end. No, not Fox News’ historic $787 million settlement with Dominion. I’m talking about MyPillow founder…
Here’s What You Need to Know Before the Fox News Trial on Monday
Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump chat at a golf tournament in July 2022.Seth Wenig/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Fox News luminaries will be taking the stand over the next six weeks, as Dominion Voting Systems’ landmark defamation case against the conservative media behemoth…
Election-Denying Former Colorado Official Guilty of Misdemeanor Obstruction
David Zalubowski/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Tina Peters, the former Colorado election official who has been charged with election fraud, could be going to jail for obstructing a government operation. Peters made national headlines last year when she pleaded not guilty to numerous…
Republicans Swing and Miss on Hunter Biden and Twitter
Mother Jones; Drew Angerer/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.House Republicans spent much of their first big oversight committee hearing Wednesday attacking Twitter for denying American voters the chance to look at Hunter Biden’s penis. The lawmakers’ pro-dick-pic position was probably inadvertent. But that is…
Amid Fresh New Trump Attacks, Biden Will Honor Georgia Election Workers
Jacquelyn Martin/ Associated Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.President Joe Biden on Friday, the two-year anniversary of the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, will award Presidential Citizens Medals to twelve individuals, including law enforcement officials who suffered injuries from the violence…