Comment Arresting Donald Trump will only strengthen the conspiracists Five years after QAnon was born, the idea of a corrupt deep state persecuting its enemies is in the mainstream of Republican politics. By Gabriel Gatehouse
Has the plot to subvert American democracy been averted? Trump-endorsed, election-denying candidates have flopped. Bigly. By Gabriel Gatehouse
Facts are mere weapons in the war over US Capitol riots narrative The US congressional hearings are a blockbuster but a divided audience hears two different stories. By Gabriel Gatehouse
Putin through the looking-glass The Russian president has created a phantom enemy in “fascist” Ukraine and bet everything on defeating it. How does… By Gabriel Gatehouse
Should the BBC interview flat-Earthers? Fringe views become mainstream – especially if we ignore them. By Gabriel Gatehouse