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

Heritage Foundation's Hans Von Spakovsky uses absentee ballot returns to fearmonger about voter fraud in Wayne County, Michigan

Charlie Kirk: “If you're a Christian that votes to the Democrat Party, you are voting for things that God hates”

California GOP endorses commentator who called for “another Crusade” against “Muslim invaders” and attacked “(((globalist NYC bankers)))”

Fox anchor Maria Bartiromo has spread a conspiracy theory about voting security over 20 times in recent months

Polling around mass deportation is far more complicated than right-wing media let on

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