In Brazilian Media, Even More Reports of George Santos’ Lies
Rep. George Santos speaks with reporters as he departs Capitol Hill.Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2008, Bruno Simões was working as a clerk at a store called The Salt in Niterói, a city that neighbors Rio de Janeiro. One day, a…
The House GOP Is All Revved Up to Investigate the Investigators
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, talks with Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., last week in the House chamber while McCarthy tried to convince Jordan and other hardliners to back him. Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Fueled by anger over the federal law enforcement investigation…
McCarthy’s Day One Plan: Gut the Office of Congressional Ethics
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy of Calif., points to the newly installed nameplate at his office after he was sworn in as speaker of the 118th Congress in Washington, early Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After…
House Speaker Fight Shows Election Deniers Who Tried to Overthrow Democracy Still Control GOP
Scott Perry (R-Pa.) confers with Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) during Donald Trump’s first impeachment.Susan Walsh/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On the first day of the new Congress, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) delivered one of the nominating speeches for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who was…
The Rise and Fall of Stop the Steal’s Favorite Conference
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The video was exceptionally violent even for a pro-Trump meme. With his face superimposed over that of Colin Firth from the 2014 movie Kingsman: The Secret Service, Donald Trump strides through the “Church of Fake News” and plunges a spear…
Yes, January 6 Was a Heavily Armed Insurrection
Mother Jones; Getty; AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Two years after the January 6 disaster, evidence continues building that numerous extremists went to Washington that day armed with guns, tactical gear, and other weapons. The mass attack on Congress incited by Donald Trump…