The Rise and Fall of Stop the Steal’s Favorite Conference
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The video was exceptionally violent even for a pro-Trump meme. With his face superimposed over that of Colin Firth from the 2014 movie Kingsman: The Secret Service, Donald Trump strides through the “Church of Fake News” and plunges a spear…
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…
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
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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…