Donald Trump Invites QAnon Backer to Speak at His Upcoming Rally
Rep. Mark Finchem, of Arizona, at an October 2021 rallySteve Helber/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.As part of his I-ain’t-going-away campaign, Donald Trump will hold a rally in Florence, Arizona, this Saturday. He describes the event as “a continuation” of his…
The Conspiracy Theory About January 6 and the FBI Doesn’t Make Any Sense
At least six Republicans have promoted a new conspiracy theory that January 6 was incited and directed by an FBI asset. Mihoko Awada/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Last Thursday, in a press conference with the Right Side Broadcasting Network outside the…
It’s Now or Never for Democrats to Protect Voting Rights
U.S. President Joe Biden joined by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, walk through the Hall of Columns before speaking during a ceremony on the first anniversary of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of…
The Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Begging for Pardons Sound an Awful Lot Like Confederate Soldiers
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Receiving a presidential pardon for subverting the government is not a novelty in the United States, though the Trump era made it almost a stamp of approval for criminal behavior. In an interview with Rolling Stone, an…
More Than 160 People Dead After Brutal Week of Protests in Kazakhstan
Abduaziz Madyarov/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Protests raged this week across Kazakhstan, killing at least 164 people, according to government figures cited by the Associated Press. The Central Asian country has been embroiled in turmoil since last week over an increase…
To Stop “Elites,” Ron Johnson Announces He’s Running for Third Senate Term
Toni Sandys/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Ron Johnson, one of the more devoted Trump loyalists in the Senate, is running for reelection in Wisconsin. After originally saying he would retire after two terms, Johnson’s reversal, which he announced in a Sunday Wall…