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.…
The Democracy Crisis: Could This Be Joe Biden’s Big Mistake?
President Joe Biden speaks with reporters after meeting with House Democrats on Capitol Hill in October.Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Editor’s note: This must-read essay from David Corn first appeared in his new newsletter, This Land. Given the ongoing efforts by Donald Trump…
Gen. Milley Defends China Calls, Says He Was “Not Qualified” to Determine Trump’s Mental Health
Patrick Semansky/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Gen. Mark Milley, speaking before Congress in a Tuesday hearing about Afghanistan, shed light on his much-reported calls with his Chinese counterpart before and after the 2020 election. Milley, the chair of the Joint Chiefs…
How a Mysterious Russian Businessman Got His Picture Taken With Donald Trump
Donald Trump campaigns in Aston, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, on September 22, 2016.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Monday, the Justice Department announced the indictment of two Republican operatives for allegedly funneling $25,000 from a Russian citizen to Donald Trump’s campaign…
Biden Is Continuing a Long Tradition of Mistreating Haitian Migrants
Fernando Llano/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The images went viral over the weekend. Department of Homeland Security agents astride on horses and using whips to herd migrants from Haiti, as if they were unruly cattle who’d escaped from a farm. Jen…
The Durham Indictment Fuels the Real Russia Hoax
U.S. Attorney John Durham speaks to reporters on the steps of U.S. District Court in New Haven, Connecticut.Bob Child/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Following special counsel John Durham’s indictment last week of Democratic lawyer Michael Sussmann for allegedly lying to an…