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Morally Bankrupt Alex Jones

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As Corporatists Angle for Election-Day Disaster, Do Your Duty: Vote

Ralph Nader / Common Dreams Nov 7, 2022 Voter grumbling, rage and cynicism is rampant heading into the mid-term elections on November 8th. Add the flattering, flummoxing and fooling of voters by many corporatist politicians to the mix and we have the makings of an election-day disaster. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘QAnon’ Conspiracy Theory Oozes Into Mainstream Politics

MICHAEL KUNZELMAN / The Associated Press Feb 9, 2020 A hand gesture by President Trump during a Milwaukee rally had some of his followers asking,"Did you see the 'Q'?" Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Alex Jones’ Victims Find a Measure of Justice

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Dec 31, 2019 Judge rules that he and his company, Infowars, are to pay $100,000 to Sandy Hook families. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Happens When Conspiracy Theories Go Mainstream?

Ilana Novick / Truthdig May 16, 2019 Journalist and “Republic of Lies” author Anna Merlan explains how falsehoods spread, and whether there’s anything we can do about it. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

‘The Oval Office Tapes’: Political Comedy That Practically Writes Itself (Audio)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 30, 2018 Podcast creator R.J. Cutler tells Truthdig he's flooded with material to work with in making satirical fun of what goes down inside the Trump White House every week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Signs of the Illuminati (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Oct 11, 2018 President Trump never met a conspiracy theory he didn’t like or wouldn’t repeat. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Education as a Weapon

Henry Giroux / CounterPunch Mar 27, 2018 Donald Trump’s White House works to regulate pedagogy and limit students' expressions of discontent and resistance. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Trump’s New Lawyer Has History of Peddling Conspiracy Theories

Emily Wells / Truthdig Mar 20, 2018 Joseph E. diGenova says the FBI and Justice Department framed the president, setting up Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Stoneman Douglas Student: ‘I Am Not a Crisis Actor’ (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Feb 21, 2018 David Hogg, a 17-year-old senior whose fellow students died in the Parkland, Fla., massacre, defends himself against conspiracy theories. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A New McCarthyism Is Taking Hold in America

By Robert Parry / Consortiumnews Sep 27, 2017 Russia has become the villain in virtually every bad thing that happens, and U.S. dissidents are being treated as "fellow travelers." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

How to Challenge Media Narratives Without Being Called a Conspiracy Theorist

John Kiriakou / Truthdig Aug 12, 2017 Do your own research, question everything and reach conclusions based on facts, not on what you read on Facebook. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )