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PopInfo Weekly: Max Miller, Mitch McConnell, and medical misinformation
Congressman Max Miller (R-OH) is facing serious allegations of domestic abuse.
Aug 15 • Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims
How Vivek Ramaswamy’s mom manipulated Alzheimer’s data and made her son rich
Vivek Ramaswamy, a billionaire and the Republican nominee in Ohio’s gubernatorial race, served as the frontman for a dubious pharmaceutical company and…
Aug 14 • Caleb Ecarma
McConnell, out sick for two months, voted against medical leave 23 times since 1985
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was hospitalized on June 14 after suffering a fall that left him unconscious.
Aug 13 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims
The “truth machine” is lying to you
Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan says his company is a “global truth machine.” Coplan has argued that Polymarket is “the most accurate thing we have as…
Aug 12 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims
The disastrous diplomacy of Jared Kushner
From Gaza to Iran to Ukraine, things are not going well.
Aug 11 • Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims
These corporations are supporting an alleged domestic abuser for Congress
Congressman Max Miller (R-OH) is facing serious allegations of domestic abuse.
Aug 10 • Judd Legum
PopInfo Weekly: Fakes, falsehoods, and favors
Last week, Popular Information reported that a New York Post headline falsely claimed that “Thousands of 9/11 families demand Mamdani be banned from…
Aug 7 • Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims
Senate Republicans launch network of fake news sites
One Nation, the Senate GOP's primary dark money group, is producing propaganda masquerading as journalism.
Aug 6 • Judd Legum
UPDATE: CBS News reverses course, airs story on 9/11 families supporting Mamdani
Last week, CBS News New York falsely reported that “thousands of 9/11 victims’ families are asking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend this…
Aug 5 • Judd Legum
Is this the most dishonest ad of 2026?
An opaque nonprofit affiliated with Senate Republicans, One Nation, has blanketed Georgia over the last five days with a new ad attacking Senator Jon…
Aug 4 • Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims
UPDATE: After the Mamdani 9/11 smear, a cover-up
Media outlets pushed a false narrative about the number of family members of 9/11 victims who signed a petition targeting Mamdani — and then tried to…
Aug 3 • Judd Legum
PopInfo Weekly: Medicaid, Mamdani, and misinformation
A Popular Information analysis found that American taxpayers are spending billions each year on Medicaid benefits for hundreds of thousands of Amazon…
Aug 1 • Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims
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