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

Sean Hannity argues with radio caller concerned ICE “may be delving into some things that could be against the Fourth Amendment”

The incendiary and demonizing chyrons on Fox News evening programming regarding Minnesota, ICE, and protests

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes calls Kash Patel “a traitor” who has “become part of the cover-up and part of the deep state”

Nick Fuentes on today's social media: “It's filled with this kind of content, conspiracy content, Israel-critical content. … I benefited from it, profited from it, from an ideological point of view, from a monetary point of view.”

The Trump administration claims they are targeting criminal migrants in Minnesota. Local reporting shows U.S. citizens and legal immigrants are being detained.

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