Birchers by Matthew Dallek: Compelling history of the American far-right group
Author errs when tracing ‘Bircher inheritance’ in trying too hard to draw a direct line from Birchers to Trump
Infowars host Alex Jones
Author errs when tracing ‘Bircher inheritance’ in trying too hard to draw a direct line from Birchers to Trump
Families say they were subjected to harassment and threats from Jones’ lies about the 2012 Newtown school shooting
Wife of supreme court judge sought to keep Trump in power and embraced conspiracy theories
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Stewart Rhodes charged with seditious conspiracy over Washington attack last January
Texts suggest host was aware of, and deeply concerned about, Trump plans near Capitol
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Pioneer of right-wing conservative talk radio awarded presidential medal by Trump
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Gabriel Sterling says president is ‘inspiring people to commit potential acts of violence’
Washington Post reports that Trump has not attended a coronavirus task force meeting in five months
Several thousand supporters gather in Washington for conservative speeches
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US right-wing broadcaster among extremists and conspiracists blocked by social media giant
Online payments company said it was suspending transfers from social network
Jones has spread lies, including that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax
The social media company had previously suspended Jones for a week
Company chief Jack Dorsey has repeatedly defended failure to ban conspiracy theorist
Facebook, Apple, YouTube and Spotify have all banned Alex Jones
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George Hook, the spluttering mouthpiece of powerful but paranoid older men, falls silent
Graham Norton earns up to £899,999 with Stephen Nolan on up to £449,999
The American right is building an alternative narrative about the White House crises
‘More transparent’ briefings may be moved from West Wing, says press secretary Spicer
US Letter: ‘Facts’ at times come at expense of those struggling with most horrific tragedies
A new initiative aims to give people the tools to question what they read on the internet
Racially loaded accusations dominate presidential race as Clinton goes for jugular
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