The magazine was subject of controversy regarding an October 2016 article about white supremacist figure Richard B. Spencer titled, "Meet the Dapper White Nationalist Riding the Trump Wave", which was interpreted as presenting Spencer in a positive light in contrast to his promotion of violent, racialist views. In response to the controversy, "Mother Jones" deleted a tweet promoting the article, in addition to reediting the title of the article. The 2017 video game "" featured a newspaper article entitled "Meet The Dapper Young KKK Leader With A Message Of Hope". Video game website "Kotaku" said the addition was "clearly a shot at "Mother Jones" and any other media outlet who decides to start getting cutesy about white supremacy".