How Money Flowed From Moscow to the Seychelles to Belize to Scotland to a GOP Lobbyist
Lulzim Basha, then head of a Democratic Party of Albania, with President Donald Trump in June 2017Mother Jones illustration; Getty; Facebook Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Five years ago, Mother Jones broke a wild story: A mysterious Scotland-based shell company had paid a GOP-linked…
FBI Raids Home of Prominent Bureau Whistleblower
Beata Zawrzel/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Federal agents on Monday raided the Los Angeles-area home of an FBI whistleblower who has alleged that bureau higher-ups thwarted an investigation of Rudy Giuliani, two sources said. The whistleblower, FBI agent Johnathan Buma, has said that…
US and Israeli Polticians Amplify Bogus Claims of Media Complicity in Hamas Attack
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on July 12, 2023.Rod Lamkey/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Among the thousands of people who should have spent more time thinking before posting about Israel and Hamas, Sen. Tom Cotton may have just taken the prize. The Arkansas Republican…
A Chinese Mogul Who Penetrated Trumpworld Was Investigated by FBI Counterintelligence Agents
Mother Jones illustration; Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In 2019, Guo Wengui was building a political empire in the United States. Guo—a real estate mogul who had recently fled China and styled himself as a leading critic of the Chinese Communist…
Sen. Bob Menendez Charged With Acting as a Foreign Agent for Egypt
Sen. Bob Menendez during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on January 26, 2023.Bill Clark/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Justice Department on Thursday issued a new indictment against Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife, this time accusing the couple of acting as…
There’s a Big Problem With Giuliani’s Lawsuit Against Joe Biden
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in Concord, NH, on Oct. 4 announcing a lawsuit against President Joe Biden.Charles Krupa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rudy Giuliani sued President Joe Biden in New Hampshire on Wednesday, alleging that Biden had defamed him by…