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 says Donald Trump has talked with oil companies and “I would imagine they're going to recoup their losses” in Venezuela

Megyn Kelly caller on Venezuela: “I'm a veteran and I'm as conservative as they come. ... Running the government scares the hell out of me.”

Fox News host Will Cain: “There's no such thing as international law. There is only such thing as conquest.”

Nick Fuentes credits social media platforms and their supposed policy reversals as “the number one thing” for his recent rise in popularity

Daily Wire's Matt Walsh: “International law is fake”

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