Right-Wing Influencers Spewed Disinformation After Hortman's Death

A Democratic Lawmaker Is Assassinated. Right-Wing Influencers Vomit Disinformation.

Immediately after Minnesota House Leader Melissa Horton's assassination, right-wing influencers marred Hortman’s death and smeared Gov. Tim Walz on a pile of lies. In a different, saner world, they would be humiliated and slink away. But the smart money is that during the next moment of national crisis and mourning, they will again lie for profit. The post A Democratic Lawmaker Is Assassinated. Right-Wing Influencers Vomit Disinformation. appear…

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Right-wing influencers spewed disinformation after Hortman's death

Just hours after Minnesotans learned that Democratic House leader Melissa Hortman had been assassinated, right-wing influencer Collin Rugg, who has 1.8 million followers on X, posted a “report” that hinted that she’d been killed because of a recent vote on ending undocumented adults’ ability to enroll in MinnesotaCare, a subsidized health insurance for the working poor.  Mike Cernovich, another right-wing influencer who has 1.4 million followers…

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A Democratic legislator was assassinated; right-wing influencers coughed out disinformation

Only hours after Minnesotans learned that Democratic House leader Melissa Hortman had been assassinated, right-wing influencer Collin Rugg, who has 1.8 million followers on X, posted a “report” that hinted that she’d been killed because of a recent vote on…