The Far Right Has Finally Figured Out How to Hone Its Racist Attack on Kamala Harris
Mother Jones illustration; Kenny Holston/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. “You hear ‘DEI’ and you probably think of your job’s HR department,” explains Kat Abughazaleh. “But for your QAnon uncle, ‘DEI’ is an activation phrase to send the most unhinged memes in the…
Let’s Watch Greg Gutfeld Justify Why a Civil War Is Necessary in the United States
Evan Agostini/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“Elections don’t work,” Greg Gutfeld explained, as the co-host of “The Five” and Fox News’ answer to Jimmy Kimmel descended into a dorm room caliber monologue that attempted to justify why a civil war in the United States may…
Fox News Agrees to Pony Up $12 Million to Tucker Carlson Producer Alleging Coercion
Brynn Anderson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Earlier this year, Abby Grossberg, a producer for Fox News, filed a pair of explosive lawsuits against the network, Tucker Carlson, and a group of other producers. Grossberg, who worked for Carlson’s show, claimed that Fox’s lawyers…
Eric Adams Is Bringing the GOP’s Anti-Immigrant Crusade to New York
Students and parents protest migrants being housed at a school gymnasium.Luiz C. Ribeiro/NY Daily News/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On April 21, during a panel discussion with the mayors of the US four largest cities organized by the African American Mayors Association, New…
Did Elon Musk Unleash Racist Dog Whistles to Woo Tucker Carlson?
Clive Mason/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Elon Musk got on his own website on Saturday and started dog-whistle posting. In a series of reply tweets, he highlighted for his millions of followers thinly veiled racist tweets about Black people doing crime against white…