Justin Elliott's Blog, page 20

Trig Palin birtherism just won't die

Kentucky journalism professor tries to revive conspiracy theory about Sarah Palin's pregnancy

Obama anti-secrecy effort falls flat

Announced in 2009, the Obama plan was supposed to combat over-classification. But little has changed

Right-wing publisher: We run "some misinformation"

WorldNetDaily's Joseph Farah explains the journalistic standards at his Birther news website

How the U.S. kills civilians in Afghanistan

Report shows how drones can be involved in the killing of civilians -- and how little is known about such incidents

Trump and Palin's $2 million birther lie

Debunking the claim that President Obama spent $2 million to keep his birth certificate secret

Right-winger + hard time = compassion?

Some of the most eloquent advocates for prison reform are conservatives who find themselves behind bars

Did Trump really send investigators to Hawaii?

Media uncritically reports that the Donald sent detectives to probe President Obama's birth, despite no evidence

Poll: 46 percent of Mississippi Republicans want interracial marriage ban

And more of those who oppose interracial marriage have a favorable view of Sarah Palin, a new poll reports

The sharia panic factory

What's really behind the wave of anti-sharia legislation

NBC helps mainstream Trump's Birther nonsense

The network promotes the unhinged conspiracy theories of its self-promoting "Celebrity Apprentice" host