Republicans Keep Being Charged for Meddling With Voting Equipment
Brynn Anderson, File/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former President Trump’s prosecution for alleged conspiracy wasn’t the only election meddling case this week. Two Michigan Republicans were arraigned Tuesday on felony charges related to tampering with voting equipment in an effort to prove that the…
I’m So Mad I Didn’t Enter Mike Lindell’s Stupid Contest
Nathan Howard/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This week, a long-running legal saga over a prominent right-wing mouthpiece’s false assertions about the 2020 election finally came to an end. No, not Fox News’ historic $787 million settlement with Dominion. I’m talking about MyPillow founder…
Election-Denying Former Colorado Official Guilty of Misdemeanor Obstruction
David Zalubowski/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Tina Peters, the former Colorado election official who has been charged with election fraud, could be going to jail for obstructing a government operation. Peters made national headlines last year when she pleaded not guilty to numerous…
Russia Revives Its Botnet to Hit Swing-State Democrats
Contributor/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Russian trolls and bots are coming back online ahead of the midterms—this time, amplifying right-wing vitriol on Gab, Parler, Gettr, and other minor social media platforms serving far-right audiences. Cybersecurity researchers have identified the reactivation of inflammatory accounts linked…
5 Candidates Who Could Help Trump Steal the Presidency
Daniel Zender Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.National elections in the United States are administered by local and state officials. Here are a few candidates sympathetic to Trump’s election fraud claims, who, if they win in November, could help him or another Republican steal…
Trump and Biden Make Clear That They’d Like to Run Again—Despite Voters’ Wishes
US President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic Presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden squaring off during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio on September 29, 2020.Jim Watson and Saul Loeb / AFP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and…