How Dr. Oz Boosted an Osteopath Who Became a Top Spreader of Covid Misinformation
Dr. Mehmet Oz and osteopathic physician Joseph Mercola.Mother Jones illustration; Eren Abdullahoglu/Depo Photos/Zuma; FX Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In February 2021, as the new vaccines that would tame the Covid pandemic were being released to the general public, an article sourced to an…
Matt DePerno Sought to Foreclose on His Clients’ Property. Now He Wants to Be Michigan’s Top Lawyer.
Mother Jones illustration; Jake May/The Flint Journal/AP; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.If Matthew DePerno wins his race to unseat Michigan’s Democratic attorney general in November, he’ll become the state’s top lawyer. He will have a staff of more than 500 people, and…
Nevada GOP Secretary of State Candidate Promises to Make Trump President in 2024
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Minden-Tahoe Airport on October 08, 2022 in Minden, Nevada. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.At a rally for Nevada Republican candidates on Saturday, Republican nominee for secretary of state Jim Marchant…
Herschel Walker Says the Allegations Against Him are Untrue and He Didn’t Send Anyone Money for an Abortion, But That He Sent Lots of People Money for Lots of Things and It’s Hard to Keep Track, and If the Story Were True It Would Be Nothing to Be Ashamed of Because He Believes in Forgiveness, But He Has Done Nothing to Be Forgiven For, and Is Living Proof That You Can Make Mistakes and Move Forward, Which Is Really What This Campaign Is All About.
Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks during a “Unite Georgia Bus Tour,” on Sept. 27, 2022.Jason Getz/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Monday, the Daily Beast reported that Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker—who supports forcing women to carry pregnancies to term with…
Don’t Try Serving Ken Paxton With a Subpoena, Unless You Want to Get Shot
Rod Lamkey/CNP via ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton isn’t just running for a third term while under indictment for securities fraud—he’s running from process servers too. On Monday morning, according to an affidavit filed in federal…
J.D. Vance’s Flip-Flop on the Nazi March in Charlottesville
Joe Maiorana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The infamous Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017, which was organized by white supremacists and neo-Nazis to celebrate white nationalism and that led to the tragic killing of counter-protester Heather Heyer, became an…