Virginia GOP Candidate Boosted by Prominent QAnon Backer
Mother Jones illustration; Wikipedia; Paul Weaver/Pacific Press/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Wednesday, Donald Trump and a group of far-right conservatives sought to whip up the Republican base in Virginia for GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, who’s facing former Democratic Gov.…
What Happens When Local Election Administrators Believe Trump’s Big Lie?
Donald Trump and Tina Peters, Colorado’s Mesa County clerk and recorder.Mother Jones illustration; Getty; AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.With a wooden cross towering behind her, Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters took the stage on September 16 at the…
Heeding Steve Bannon’s Call, Election Deniers Organize to Seize Control of the GOP—and Reshape America’s Elections
Scott Olson/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This story was originally published by ProPublica. One of the loudest voices urging Donald Trump’s supporters to push for overturning the presidential election results was Steve Bannon. “We’re on the point of attack,” Bannon, a…
Capitol Riot Charges Against an Infowars Host Could Spell Trouble for Alex Jones
Alex Jones is pictured in court documents charging Infowars host Owen Shroyer with entering a restricted area of the Capitol grounds.Jon Elswick/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Watch out, Alex Jones. The Justice Department on Friday evening charged Owen Shroyer, who hosts…
This Former Pastor Is Changing Evangelicals’ Minds on COVID Vaccines
Mother Jones illustration Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.When Curtis Chang heard that many evangelical Christians were reluctant to get vaccinated against COVID-19, he suspected he could help. A former pastor who now consults on strategy and planning for governments and nonprofits,…
The Real Source of America’s Rising Rage
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Americans sure are angry these days. Everyone says so, so it must be true. But who or what are we angry at? Pandemic stresses aside, I’d bet you’re not especially angry at your family. Or your friends.…