Donald Trump Invites QAnon Backer to Speak at His Upcoming Rally
Rep. Mark Finchem, of Arizona, at an October 2021 rallySteve Helber/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.As part of his I-ain’t-going-away campaign, Donald Trump will hold a rally in Florence, Arizona, this Saturday. He describes the event as “a continuation” of his…
A New Report Connects the Dots on Parler’s Role Ahead of January 6
Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.After the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, as researchers and journalists were seeking answers about what happened, how, and why, a trove of helpful information almost magically appeared. Through inept cybersecurity, the right-wing social…
The QAnon Cult Leader in Dallas Has an Allegedly Violent Past
Ty O’Neil/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.When pictures started circulating in early November of QAnon supporters crowding Dallas’s Dealy Plaza, where John F. Kennedy was assassinated, in anticipation of the second coming of the slain president and the arrival of John…
January 6 Committee Subpoenas Roger Stone and Alex Jones
Roger Stone walks to his hotel with Oath Keepers after speaking at Freedom Plaza on January 5, 2021.Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Monday, the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol…
Alex Jones Loses Fourth Sandy Hook Defamation Case
Tom Williams/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A Connecticut judge ruled on Monday that unhinged conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was liable for damages in lawsuits brought by the parents of eight first graders killed in the Sandy Hook shooting. Judge Barbara Bellis…
The Bizarre Travis Scott Claims Show That Conspiracies Are Just How We Process Things
Travis Scott performing at his Astroworld festival.Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.“Look what just happened at a Travis Scott concert!” yelled Greg Locke, a Pennsylvania pastor, as he paced on stage to appreciative murmurs from his congregation. “If…