The Man Behind Saturday’s Pro-Trump Rally Once Praised a Far-Right Assassin
Matt Braynard, center, at the Conservative Political Action Conference in FebruaryJohn Raoux/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Editor’s note: This article first appeared in David Corn’s new newsletter, This Land. You can sign up for a free 30-day trial of This Land here.…
FBI Seizes Oath Keeper Lawyer’s Phone in “Seditious Conspiracy” Investigation
The US Capitol on January 6, 2021John Minchillo/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The FBI is investigating “seditious conspiracy” charges related to the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, according to a search warrant served Tuesday night on a lawyer for…
The Proud Boys Say They Aren’t Coming. DC Is Bracing for Violence, Anyway.
Capitol Police are considering restoring fencing around Congress.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.High-profile extremist groups are sending mixed signals about whether their members will actually show up to a DC rally this month intended to demand “justice” for people who…
The QAnon Shaman Just Pleaded Guilty
AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The closest thing QAnon has had to a mascot has pleaded guilty Friday to obstructing Electoral College certification of the 2020 presidential election on January 6. The image of Jacob Chansley wearing…
Does Banning the Taliban From Social Media Actually Help Afghans?
A Taliban fighter searches for a network signal for his mobile phone at a hospital in the Andar district of Ghazni province.Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.When earlier this month the Taliban overtook Kabul, gaining control of Afghanistan, accounts on…
Armed Picnics and Snipers at Family Dollar: Life in a Town With a Government-Approved Militia
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On a dry, bright afternoon in late June, members of the Bedford Militia lined up on a grassy lot on the property of Bryan Buchanan Auto Auction, right off the county highway in Montvale, Virginia. The group…