Trump Is Finally Admitting He Lost the 2020 Election
Trump has taken to saying he lost the 2020 election “by a whisker”…even though it was a lot more than that.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. It only took four years, but former President Donald Trump appears to be finally admitting that…
Election Deniers Just Scored a Major Win in Arizona’s Biggest County
Mother Jones; Michael Brochstein/Zuma; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Earlier this month, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, a Republican who oversees mail-in voting, voter registration, and property records in America’s fourth-largest county, reached out to Elon Musk with an invitation. “Can I…
Rudy Giuliani, Who Called for “Trial by Combat” on January 6, Blames Democrats for Stoking Violence
Rudy Giuliani outside the site of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.Sam Van Pykeren/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Rudy Giuliani has a message for Democrats: Their rhetoric, especially President Joe Biden’s, has been “an invitation of violence.” Democrats “get away with…
What the Fani Willis Ruling Says About the Criminal Justice System
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies during a February hearing in Donald Trump’s Georgia election case.Alyssa Pointer/Pool/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Much has already been written about Judge Scott McAfee’s ruling Friday allowing Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, to continue…
Why the Big Lie Is Still Dominating Wisconsin Politics
Donald Trump at a 2020 campaign rally in Green Bay, WisconsinAlex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Two big pieces of news emerged from the world of Wisconsin politics over the past week. Together, they show how Donald Trump’s Big Lie that the 2020…
RNC Hires Prominent 2020 Election Denier as Its “Election Integrity” Lawyer
Christina Bobb, right, interviews fellow election denier Kari Lake at a 2022 rally.Gage Skidmore/Flickr Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A prominent election denier who wore multiple hats while aiding GOP efforts to overturn the 2020 election will serve as a top lawyer at the…