Has Ukraine “Won the Information War”? Not So Fast.
Mother Jones illulstration; Alexey Nikolsky/AFP/Getty; Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/AP; Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Many people in the global north—at least many voices in the media—are rather optimistic about Ukraine’s ability to dominate the “information war” unleashed by Russia’s invasion. Writers…
Top Putin Propagandist Says the Ukraine War Is Just the Beginning
Journalist, television and radio host Vladimir Solovyov at a Federation Council meeting. Vladimir Fedorenko/Sputnik via AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.A key champion in the Russian media of Vladimir Putin’s illegal attack on Ukraine served up a troubling threat on Monday:…
China’s State Media Propagandists are Pushing Putin Talking Points
Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has opted for what one scholar calls a “pro-Russia neutrality.” That looks in practice as weird as it sounds. Instead of silence, the Chinese…
Ginni Thomas Admits She Attended January 6 Stop the Steal Rally
Clarence and Virginia Thomas arrive for the State Dinner hosted by United States President Donald J. Trump and First lady Melania TrumRon Sachs/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas, admitted for the first…
Exclusive: Former Top Kremlin Official Who Chairs Global Chess Federation Decries Russia’s War on Ukraine
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Two weeks ago, the world’s top chess authorities voted to sharply rebuke Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The unanimous decision by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to ban Russians from competing under their own flag, and…
The Amazon Rainforest May Be Reaching a Point of No Return
Ralf Hirschberger/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 2020, the Covid pandemic slowed down just about everything—save for deforestation of the Amazon. That year, Brazil lost almost 15 square miles of vegetation…