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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.

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 then cashed out weeks before its dramatic crash.

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.

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 mankind right now“ and creates “an information landscape with less sensationalism and more truth.” In June 2025, Coplan announced a partnership with X because the “

The disastrous diplomacy of Jared Kushner

From Gaza to Iran to Ukraine, things are not going well.

These corporations are supporting an alleged domestic abuser for Congress

Congressman Max Miller (R-OH) is facing serious allegations of domestic abuse.

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 25th-Anniversary.” But a Popular Information interview with the organizer of the petition revealed that this was false, and that there was not an actual list of family members who signed the petition.

Senate Republicans launch network of fake news sites

One Nation, the Senate GOP's primary dark money group, is producing propaganda masquerading as journalism.

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 year’s solemn remembrance ceremony.” The article appeared to be based on misinformation promoted by the New York Post.

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 Ossoff (D).