John Durham’s Report Used Sketchy Intelligence That Might Be Russian Disinformation
Mother Jones; Ron Sachs/Zuma; Jon Elswick/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.John Durham’s final report blasts the FBI for using the so-called Steele dossier, a compilation of unconfirmed claims about Donald Trump and Russia, without sufficiently considering the chance that Steele’s findings contained deliberate…
George Santos’ New “Mission”: Freeing an Accused Fraudster Who Tried to Overturn the 2020 Election
Mother Jones illustration; Don Emmert/AFP/Getty; Alex Wong/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Game recognizes game. And the far right scene in New York City is kind of a small world. So it’s weird, but not particularly surprising, that just days before being indicted on…
50 Cent Is Wrong: Pras Michel Isn’t a Snitch. The Truth Is Far Worse.
Mother Jones; Piero Cruciatti/Sipa USA/AP, Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Update, April 26: A jury convicted Pras Michel on Wednesday on all 10 criminal counts he faced, including unregistered foreign lobbying, witness tampering, money laundering, conspiracy, lying to banks, and making false…
Jeff Sessions, Leo DiCaprio, and a Fugee—What’s Next in the Nutty Pras Michel Trial?
Mother Jones illustration; Andrew Harnik/AP; Michael DeMocker/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The wildest trial in America got wackier Tuesday when the defendant, former Fugees’ rapper Pras Michel, unexpectedly took the stand to defend himself against campaign finance and illegal foreign lobbying charges—hard on…
Alleged Fraudster Guo Wengui’s Social Media App Was a Big Security Risk, Ex-Employees Say
Mother Jones; Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Early last year, around 30 engineers at the social media company Gettr received a WhatsApp audio message from Guo Wengui, a wealthy Chinese exile with deep ties to US right-wing politics. Guo, who has since…
An Exiled Mogul’s Jailed Aide Has a Secret Backer. The Description Matches Steve Bannon.
Steve Bannon and Guo Wengui in July 2018.Don Emmert/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It’s been nearly three weeks since Yanping “Yvette” Wang was arrested and charged with helping her boss—exiled Chinese mogul Guo Wengui—orchestrate a $1 billion international fraud scheme. Her attorneys are…