The Wildest Facts to Know About JD Vance Before the VP Face-Off
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) has made many questionable statements.Laurence Kesterson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) has said a lot of wild things since former President Trump announced him as his running mate back in July. Since it may all…
Donald Trump Called Kamala Harris “Mentally Disabled”
Frmer President Donald Trump speaks during a rally, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Prairie du Chien, Wis.Charlie Neibergall/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Former President Donald Trump has disdain for disabled people. As Fred Trump III, his nephew, revealed this year, the former…
Democrats File New Lawsuit Against MAGA Georgia Election Board
Georgia’s State Election Board members discuss proposals for election rule changes at the state capitol, Sept. 20, 2024, in Atlanta. (Mike Stewart/AP) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Democrats filed a lawsuit on Monday against a new rule passed by the pro-Trump majority on…
Let’s Break Down All the Lies in Elon Musk’s False Tweet About Noncitizens Voting
Elon Musk presents Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with the Global Citizen Award.PCM/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Sunday, Elon Musk posted a lengthy diatribe about Democrats being the real “threat to democracy.” In his tweet, Musk claimed that Democrats are flying “asylum…
Want to See How Fast the Politics of Abortion Are Changing? Pay Attention to Arizona.
A ballot measure supporter attends a rally at the Arizona State Capitol in June.Rebecca Noble/The Washington Post/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On a quiet Saturday morning in June, a few days before their deadline to collect signatures for a referendum to enshrine…
CBS Moderators Won’t Fact-Check the VP Debate
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) will face off Tuesday night in a debate without live fact-checking, according to network host CBS.AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. At Tuesday’s vice presidential debate between Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Gov. Tim…