The War in Gaza Has Come for the Climate Movement
Demonstrators participate in a protest against the Israel-Hamas war during the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit.Peter Dejong/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Greta Thunberg posted a photo of herself holding a “stand with Gaza” sign on Instagram in October, the backlash in Israel and Germany came…
Nikki Haley Touts an Embellished Account of Her UN “Triumphs”
Charlie Neibergall/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When the super PAC supporting Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign released its first ad touting the former Republican South Carolina governor, the spot led with her service as United Nations ambassador during the Trump administration. Opening with a…
Dead at 100, Henry Kissinger Leaves Behind a Bloody Legacy
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, seen during a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in 2006, died at the age of 100 on November 29, 2023.Sergey Ponomarev/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Do not speak ill of the dead. That’s an honorable admonition.…
“As if They Just Dropped Dead”: Navigating the Israel-Palestine War of Words
Mother Jones; Getty; Photo courtesy of Tamara Kharroub Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Open one social media platform and you’re hit with a fake video; open another and you’re hit with bigotry. Open a news article, and you’ll find some victims “killed” but others “dying.” Each account of events in Israel…
Report: Ukrainian Officer Played Key Role in Pipeline Blasts
A photo of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline leak after the September 26, 2022 bombing.Abaca/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A top Ukrainian military officer working under the command of the head of Ukraine’s top general played a central role in the undersea…
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…