I Spent a Week With Black MAGA. Here’s What I Learned.
Mother Jones illustration Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Just a few (long) weeks ago, President Joe Biden was still running for reelection, grappling with persistently negative polling. One major concern for Democrats—and a source of surprise and delight for Republicans—was the apparent shift…
22 Questions Reporters Should Have Asked at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Press Conference
Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago press conference, August. 8, 2024.Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Have you seen any of those clips from Donald Trump’s rambling press conference this past Thursday? If not, count yourself lucky. Standing at a Mar-a-Lago podium, Trump…
Elon Musk’s X Is Spreading Deepfakes of Kamala Harris
Deepfakes of Vice President Kamala Harris are proliferating on X.Photo illustration; Rafael Henrique/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. For the second time in less than two weeks, a doctored video of Vice President Kamala Harris has spread widely on Elon Musk’s social media…
White Man Tells Black Journalists His Black Opponent Is Not Black
Paul Beaty/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Former President Donald Trump’s appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention on Wednesday shocked audience members within its opening minutes, as the GOP presidential nominee insulted the moderators—three Black women—claiming their opening question…
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…
Why It Took Seven Years to Get One Statistic About Guns
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. It took seven long years to pry one staggering number from the hands of the federal government: that 52,529 weapons once owned by police were recovered at crime scenes across the country from 2006…