Trump Spent the Debate Spreading the Fever Dreams of Extremely Online Racists
AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. A young racist man who spends too much time online should have heard a lot to like from Donald Trump during Tuesday’s debate. But from what I saw from the usual suspects on the right,…
Taylor Swift, Famous Childless Cat Lady, Officially Endorses Kamala Harris
Scott A Garfitt/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The fantasy of a Taylor Swift endorsement is finally a reality—for Kamala Harris. Shortly after the first presidential debate between the vice president and former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the pop superstar made her…
No, Noncitizens Are Not Voting in Droves. Trump and Republicans Know It.
Mother Jones; Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/Getty; Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. At tonight’s debate, former President Donald Trump repeated baseless claims, increasingly popular among Republicans, that there is mass noncitizen voting in the United States. It has been a persistent theme…
After a Decade, Donald Trump’s Health Care Plan Still in “Concept” Phase
Mother Jones illustration; Win McNamee/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Former President Donald Trump has “concepts of a plan” to replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. At least that’s what he claimed during his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris…
Harris Laid Out the Devastating Consequences of “Trump Abortion Bans”
Mother Jones illustration; Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Vice President Kamala Harris just showed why she is a better candidate on abortion than President Biden ever was. In a blistering response to former President Donald Trump’s rambling about his ever-shifting stance…
With Trump, a Blatantly Racist Lie Just Reached the Presidential Debate Stage
Win McNamee/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The opening minutes of the very first question of the first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday saw the former president alluding to a racist lie—which has been…