Yes, January 6 Was a Heavily Armed Insurrection
Mother Jones; Getty; AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Two years after the January 6 disaster, evidence continues building that numerous extremists went to Washington that day armed with guns, tactical gear, and other weapons. The mass attack on Congress incited by Donald Trump…
Amid Fresh New Trump Attacks, Biden Will Honor Georgia Election Workers
Jacquelyn Martin/ Associated Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.President Joe Biden on Friday, the two-year anniversary of the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, will award Presidential Citizens Medals to twelve individuals, including law enforcement officials who suffered injuries from the violence…
Corporate America Condemned the January 6 Riot—Then Went Right Back to Funding Election Deniers
Mother Jones; Samuel Corum/Getty; Wikimedia Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Two years after President Donald Trump incited a mob to storm the US Capitol and halt the certification of the Electoral College results, the January 6 insurrection is still a live wire in American…
American Myths Are Made of White Grievance—and the Jan. 6 Big Lie Is Just the Latest
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On January 11, 2021, five days after Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol, CNN published an article titled “Experts Warn That Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ Will Outlast His Presidency.” It quoted Timothy Snyder, a historian who wrote the 2017 bestseller On…
What the January 6 Committee Missed
Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson leaving an October 13 January 6 committee hearing.Jabin Botsford/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The January 6 committee’s final report has 845 pages and not a word against Mike Pence. The committee lauds the former VP and other top…
Read the Entire Final Report from the January 6 Committee Here
Jim Lo Scalzo/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Nearly two years after a pro-Trump mob unleashed a violent attack against the US Capitol, the House committee investigating the events of January 6th has released its final report documenting former president Donald Trump’s lead role…