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PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Ashli Babbitt died in fatal U.S. Capitol shooting Jan. 6, 2021; she’s not alive as posts claim
“Ashli Babbitt is alive and well.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Jacob Chansley, The ‘QAnon Shaman,’ Was Led Through Capitol By Police Entire Time He Was In Building On Jan. 6, 2021
Was Jacob Chansley, aka the "QAnon Shaman," led through the Capitol by police the entire time he was in the building on January 6, 2021? No, there's no evidence that's true: Chansley broke into the building, where he ignored repeated requ
AllSides→ Capitol video footage puts House Jan. 6 committee in a new light, some Senate Republicans balk
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/mar/7/capitol-video-footage-puts-house-jan-6-committee-n/ Rep
PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson airs Jan. 6 footage, downplays violence at the US Capitol
Tucker Carlson repeated some well-worn and misleading claims about what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. It wasn’t a peaceful protest. Protesters weren’t right that the 2020 election was stolen. And Capitol Police did not act as tour guides.
PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson – Evidence rebuts Tucker Carlson’s claim about Capitol Police acting as tour guides to ‘QAnon Shaman’
Capitol Police officers “helped” QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley and “acted as his tour guides.”
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Dubious Claim About ‘Hidden’ Tweets Exonerating Him for Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Now that Twitter and Facebook have reinstated Donald Trump’s accounts, the former president says two Jan. 6, 2021, tweets that the “highly partisan January 6th Committee” tried to hide have now been “fully restored” and “fully exon
Poynter→ Jan 8. invasion of Brazil’s capital ‘bigger and more frightening’ than the US Capitol attack, fact-checkers say
Fifteen hundred pro-Bolsonaro protesters have been detained in the Brazilian Jan. 8 capitol riot redolent of the one that happened two years ago at the United States Capitol, according to […] The post Jan 8. invasion of Brazil’s capital ‘bigg
Truth or Fiction?→ Who Had the Metal Detectors Removed From the Capitol?
Before the incoming right-wing House of Representatives majority could elect a new Speaker, metal detectors were removed from the Capitol floor on January 3 2023 — but it is unclear who ordered it to happen. The devices were installed outside of
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Pelosi unveiled her own portrait at the U.S. Capitol
A video shows Nancy Pelosi unveiling a portrait of former U.S. Energy Department employee.
PolitiFact→ What the Jan. 6 hearings revealed about Trump’s actions before and after the Capitol attack
As the Jan. 6 committee prepares to release its final report, a look back at what we learned from the hearings about former President Donald Trump’s actions before and during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Ray Epps and Nancy Pelosi did not talk on the phone a week before Capitol insurrection
“Freedom of Information Act requests show a dozen phone calls between the cell phone of Ray Epps and the office of Speaker Pelosi in the week before #January6th”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Cameraman Is NOT At US Capitol On January 6, 2021 — It’s DePape At 2013 San Francisco Nudist Wedding
Does a cameraman at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, bear a striking resemblance to David DePape, the man arrested for breaking into the home of Paul Pelosi and attacking him with a hammer? And was this cameraman working with Alexandr
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Photo shows DePape filming a nude wedding, not the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack
A photo shows David DePape filming the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video footage of Pelosi and Schumer on Jan. 6 doesn’t prove the Capitol attack was a setup
Video footage showing Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi hiding on Jan. 6, 2021, shows the U.S. Capitol attack “was a setup.”
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Trump for Testimony on Capitol Attack
The panel voted unanimously to compel the former president to appear.
Snopes→ Capitol Rioter, a ‘One Man Wrecking Ball,’ Gets 7-Year Term
Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced Kyle Young in U.S. District Court in Washington to the long term, noting he had admitted to helping in the assault of a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
Snopes→ Here’s What Two Scholars of Politics and Religion Observed Near the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
Having studied political demonstrations before, these cultural anthropologists documented the public display and interviewed participants.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Jan. 6 Capitol attack investigation nowhere near as lengthy as the one for 9/11
The FBI “spent more time investigating” the Jan. 6 Capitol attack than 9/11.
Snopes→ Some Capitol Rioters Try to Profit from Their Jan. 6 Crimes
Some Jan. 6 defendants are trying to profit from their participation in the deadly riot, using it as a platform to drum up cash.
Snopes→ Man Killed Himself After Ramming US Capitol Barrier
A man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol early Sunday and then began firing gunshots in the air before fatally shooting himself.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Antifa, Federal Agents Were Behind The 2021 U.S. Capitol Attack
Were antifa and federal agents behind the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol? No, that's not true: Supporters of former President Donald Trump were behind the January 6, 2021, attack. Claims that antifa members were responsible have been rep
AllSides→ Fact Check: Bennie Thompson Falsely Claims Police ‘Killed’ in Capitol Riot
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/07/21/fact-check-bennie-thompson-falsely-claims-police-killed-in-capitol-riot/
PolitiFact→ Jan. 6 hearing details Trump’s inaction as Capitol riot unfolded
Jan. 6 committee says Trump chose not to act to quell the Capitol attack. Instead of calling for aid, he called senators to delay the certification of the vote.
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Panel Probes Trump’s 187 Minutes As Capitol Attacked
The House Jan. 6 committee will hold its final hearing of the summer the way the series began — vividly making the case that Donald Trump's lies about a stolen election fueled the grisly U.S. Capitol attack.
AllSides→ No, video of rioters discussing Capitol ‘floor plan’ doesn’t prove Jan. 6 was antifa setup
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/19/facebook-posts/no-video-rioters-discussing-capitol-floor-plan-doe/
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, video of rioters discussing Capitol ‘floor plan’ doesn’t prove Jan. 6 was antifa setup
"Antifa was already inside the Capitol with floor plans dressed as Trump supporters" on Jan. 6, 2021, proving the attack “was 100% a setup."
Snopes→ No Charges for ‘Late Show’ Crew Arrested on Capitol Hill
Federal prosecutors have declined to bring charges against nine people associated with CBS’ “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” who were arrested in a building in the U.S. Capitol complex last month.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Crimes WERE Committed, Arrests WERE Made Inside Capitol Building On January 6, 2021
Was nobody arrested inside the Capitol on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: People were arrested inside the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, and they have been charged with crimes including "entering a restricted building and viol
AllSides→ Did Video Show Capitol Police Waving in Rioters on Jan. 6?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/capitol-police-waving-video/ Claim A video shot from the east side of
Snopes→ Did Video Show Capitol Police Waving in Rioters on Jan. 6?
A second video put to bed the rumor that a police officer was telling Trump supporters to disregard barricades on the east side of the Capitol.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did an ‘Inside Man’ Open Capitol Doors for Rioters on January 6?
(Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Disinformation surrounding the 2021 Capitol insurrection has resurfaced in recent days following hearings of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States
Snopes→ Did Members of Congress Provide ‘Reconnaissance Tours’ Before Capitol Riots?
New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill made the assertion on a Facebook Live broadcast and has asked "certain agencies" to investigate her claim.
Snopes→ Anti-Vaccine Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Capitol Riot
A California doctor who is a leading figure in the anti-vaccine movement was sentenced to two months in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol, where she delivered speeches to rioters during the mob's attack.
Truth or Fiction?→ Doctor Pushing COVID Disinformation Sentenced to Prison for Capitol Riot
A California physician who has been at the forefront of COVID-related disinformation was sentenced to 60 days in prison for taking part in the January 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. According to CNN, Dr. Simone Gold was also ordered to pay a $9,500 f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Capitol Police Just Opening Gates, Letting Rioters In On January 6, 2021
Does a video show U.S. Capitol Police just opening the gates for rioters on January 6, 2021, so they could attack the Capitol? No, that's not true: Marcus DiPaola, the freelance journalist who shot the video, told Newsweek in a January 7,
Snopes→ Did Trump Tweet ‘Stay Peaceful’ on Day of Capitol Riot?
We looked at the context behind a meme that showed two messages purportedly tweeted by Trump on the day of the Capitol riot.
PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson – Tucker Carlson is wrong. Firearms, other weapons were found at the Capitol on Jan. 6
“Not a single person in the crowd on January 6 was found to be carrying a firearm. Not one.”
Snopes→ Capitol Officer Recounts Jan. 6 ‘War Scene’ in Her Testimony
“It was something like I’ve seen in movies. I couldn’t believe my eyes,” Edwards said.
Snopes→ Capitol Riot Panel Blames Trump for 1/6 ‘Attempted Coup’
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump.