The right-wing media ecosystem is laying the groundwork for another January 6

My latest piece for MSNBC.com details the right-wing media ecosystem's repeated claims that only fraud could explain a future Trump defeat — and the horrific potential consequences of spreading those conspiracy theories:

The cycle of lies that drove the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is again underway.

Five months before the 2024 election, claims that only fraud could explain a future Donald Trump defeat are already commonplace in the right-wing media ecosystem. Fox News stars and Trumpist influencers are priming their audiences to listen if Trump once again claims an election was “rigged” against him — and to come to his aid.

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The right-wing media ecosystem is laying the groundwork for another January 6

True the Vote's Gregg Phillips to government officials he says wronged him: “I’m going to track you down and I’m going to beat the living snot out of you.”

Ben Shapiro says Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “expressed support for policies that I think are really troubling”

Russ Vought’s fingerprints are all over Trump’s new federal funding freeze

Ben Shapiro says the Trump administration won't cut any foreign aid that will create a “bad headline”

Right-wing media lashed out at JD Vance for saying violent January 6 defendants shouldn't be pardoned. Trump apparently listened to them.

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