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Javier Milei Says He’s the Future of Argentina. He Looks a Lot Like Its Past.

Javier MileiGDA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After finishing first in Argentina’s primary elections on Sunday, Javier Milei is the leading candidate to become the next president of the South American country. A former pugilistic television talking head, the libertarian economist has been dubbed “a new Trump.”…

Russian Spacecraft Crashes Into the Moon, “Ceases to Exist”

VOYAGE TO THE MOON, 1902 (LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE), directed by GEORGES MELIES. Copyright MELIES. Credit: MELIES/Album/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Russia’s space program, commonly known as Roscosmos, is employing some impressive verbal gymnastics to explain the failure of its pilotless spacecraft…

Project Veritas Founder Is Under Investigation, and the Organization Is In Shambles

Paul Hennessy/SOPA/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Right-wing trickster James O’Keefe, who has spent more than a decade creating deceptive videos aimed at embarrassing liberals, is under investigation in New York following accusations that he misspent funds of the organization he founded, Project Veritas.…

Chris Christie Wants a Federal Probe of Cop City Protesters

John Arthur Brown/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former New Jersey governor and current Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie wants the federal government to come down hard on protesters who are trying to stop the construction of a police training facility in Atlanta, commonly…