Brazil’s Biggest Soap Opera Right Now? The George Santos Scandal.
Newly elected Republican Rep. George Santos Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The spiral of lies disseminated by newly elected Republican Rep. George Santos of New York has made him a political and social pariah and object of relentless scrutiny. Since the New York Times’…
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…
George Santos Is Now Under Investigation as Even More Lies and Inconsistencies Surface
The Washington Post/ Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.George Santos, the Republican congressman-elect who has come under fire for a growing list of inconsistent and false claims about his financial, employment, and familial history, is facing multiple investigations, including an inquiry announced…
The George Santos Apology Tour for Lying Doesn’t Explain the Biggest Mystery of All
New York Congressman-Elect George Santos speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Annual Leadership Meeting at the Venetian Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 19, 2022.George Becker for the Washington Post Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.GOP Congressman-Elect George Santos flipped control…
Scandal-Struck George Santos Just Revived the Firm That Netted Him Mystery Millions
John Locher/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Monday, the New York Times published an explosive story revealing that George Santos, a New York Republican elected last month to the House of Representatives, had made what appeared to be brazenly false statements about his…
Will Ranked-Choice Voting Kill MAGA? No. Are Republicans Banning It Anyway? Yup.
Alaskans learn about ranked choice voting in a mock election for drag queens. Mark Thiessen/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.It’s the system to “save America,” to some experts. To Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, it’s a “scam.” The ever-so-eloquent wordsmith Donald Trump…