MAGA’s bonkers James Talarico conspiracy theory has been proven wrong yet again. The Democratic Senate candidate for Texas was off sick from the campaign trail last week, amid his bitter battle with Donald Trump-endorsed GOP candidate Ken Paxton.

The billionaire has a history of elevating false claims like the one about the Democratic Senate nominee, but his control of X gives him outsize influence ahead of the midterms.

Experts say false claims can continue spreading online and shaping perceptions even after they're disproven.

Trump announced Friday that Zacharia would be the next press secretary, succeeding Karoline Leavitt, who decided to step down from the role in August to spend more time with her family. “The president praised her ‘unblemished record of support,’ saying she ‘has been a loyal and brilliant supporter, right from the beginning.’”

Katie Zacharia thinks COVID vaccines cause miscarriages and that trans people are behind "at least a dozen" school shootings.

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MAGA influencers and other prominent rightwing figures are refusing to let go of a conspiracy theory that Democratic candidate James Talarico received treatment at a mental health facility during his nine-day absence from the campaign trail — despite the facility’s denial and his explanation that he had a “nasty case of the flu.

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