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Top Fact Checks→ Police did not have prior information on plans to storm the Capitol building.

2021-03-04 The Capitol Police force had received warnings on plans to storm the building, but there was a lack of communication with the Intelligence department. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ House Panel Seeks Storm Documents from Texas Grid Operator

2021-03-03 The House Oversight Committee is investigating the agency that operates the Texas power grid. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Social media posts falsely claim footage shows Trump delivering supplies to Texas after storm

2021-02-26 After a major winter storm hit the US state of Texas in February 2021, a video was shared repeatedly in Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim it shows former US President Donald Trump delivering supplies to desperate Texans. The claim is false: Go to site post…»

Liste→ Image of frozen waterfall inside house predates recent Texas winter storm

2021-02-25 A photo showing a frozen waterfall inside a house has been shared on social media with claims that it was taken in Texas during the recent devastating winter storm. This is false; the image has been on the internet since 2018, more than two years befor Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Biden’s Dept. of Energy Block Texas from Increasing Power Before Storm?

2021-02-23 A notorious producer of inflammatory disinformation struck again. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Biden’s Dept. of Energy Block Texas from Increasing Power Before Storm?

2021-02-23 A notorious producer of inflammatory disinformation struck again. Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Biden administration did not block Texas from increasing power before winter storm

2021-02-23 https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/22/infowars/biden-administration-did-not-block-texas-increasin/ Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is This Massive, Ceiling-to-Floor Icicle From the Texas Storms?

2021-02-21 A photo of an impressive looking indoor icicle was shared frequently online during the Texas blackouts. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Power Failure: How a Winter Storm Pushed Texas into Crisis

2021-02-21 As temperatures plunged and snow and ice whipped the state, much of Texas’ power grid collapsed, followed by its water systems. Go to site post…»

Liste→ US emergency agency is not providing free hotel rooms in storm-hit Texas

2021-02-19 Facebook posts shared thousands of times claim the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing free hotel rooms to Texans without water or heat in their homes after a severe winter storm hit the southern state. The claim is false; the ag Go to site post…»

Liste→ US emergency agency is not providing free hotel rooms in storm-hit Texas

2021-02-19 Facebook posts shared thousands of times claim the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing free hotel rooms to Texans without water or heat in their homes after a severe winter storm hit the southern state. The claim is false; the ag Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Senator Ted Cruz left Texas for Cancun during harsh winter storms in Texas.

2021-02-19 Cruz returned to Texas after his trip to Mexico drew criticism. His trip coincided with power outages and water supply issues across the state. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Was NOT Silent On The 4 Million People Without Power Due To The Winter Storm

2021-02-19 Was Joe Biden silent on the 4 million people without power due to a February 2021 winter storm? No, that's not true. The president did not appear on camera to address the situation, but he made several public statements about the storm an Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Texas Mayor Say ‘Only the Strong Will Survive’ Amid Winter Storm?

2021-02-18 We should say former Texas mayor, since he resigned. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Renewable Energy Sources Are NOT The Leading Cause Of Blackouts Amid Deadly Winter Storm

2021-02-18 Are renewable energy sources the main reason for blackouts amid a deadly winter storm? No, that's not true: Renewables like wind and solar continue to produce, according to power grid officials, and are not the leading cause of the blacko Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ Was a Texas Ramada Hotel Charging $999 For Rooms After a Huge Winter Storm?

2021-02-16 As residents across Texas fought power blackouts on February 15 2021 following a massive winter storm, a Ramada Hotel in Austin came under criticism online for appearing to respond by price-gouging people seeking shelter with electricity. Reporter Ton Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: mRNA Vaccine Does NOT Increase Risk Of COVID Death, Provoke ‘Cytokine Storm,’ Turn Patients Into ‘Genetically Modified Organisms’

2021-02-11 Do mRNA vaccines increase the risk of death for COVID-19 patients, provoke immune system over-reactions and turn patients into genetically modified organisms whose own immune systems attack them? No, that's not true: mRNA vaccines do not Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Trump Tell Supporters To Storm US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021?

2021-02-11 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tell-supporters-storm/ What's True: U.S. President Donald Trump Go to site post…»

TFCN Feature – Poynter→ No, this video does not show Trump supporters with disabilities storming the Capitol

2021-02-05 A YouTube video, which supposedly shows Trump supporters with disabilities being arrested for taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, has been making the rounds on social media. However, the footage really shows disabled protesters being removed from Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Clearing Up What Happened to Ocasio-Cortez During the Storming of the Capitol

2021-02-04 a.image2.image-link.image2-970-1456 { padding-bottom: 66.62087912087912%; padding-bottom: min(66.62087912087912%, 970px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is NOT Of ‘Democrat’ Protesters Storming The Capitol In 2018 During Kavanaugh Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing — It Is From 2011 At The Wisconsin State Capitol

2021-02-04 Does a photo show hundreds of people storming the U.S. Capitol building in 2018 during the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearing? No, that's not true: The photo is from protests at the Wisconsin state capitol in 2011 -- seven Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Puerto Rico to Get Billions for Storm Aid, Reconstruction

2021-02-02 Puerto Rico now has access to $3.2 billion to continue rebuilding from hurricanes Irma and Maria. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Major Storm Hits Northeast, More Than Foot of Snow Forecast

2021-02-01 A slow-moving storm could bring many states more than a foot of snow. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Nancy Pelosi praised the storming of the Wisconsin State Capitol in 2011.

2021-02-01 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed solidarity with the workers and students of WI, but she did not explicitly support the storming. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Major Storm Heads to Northeast After Blanketing Midwest

2021-01-31 After days of frigid temperatures, the Northeast braced for a whopper of a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Angry Farmers Storm India’s Red Fort in Huge Tractor Rally

2021-01-26 The farmers — many of them Sikhs from Punjab and Haryana states — are demanding the withdrawal of new laws which they say will commercialize agriculture and devastate farmers' earnings. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Do Reports That Militia Members Planned to Storm the Capitol ‘Undermine’ the Case for Impeachment?

2021-01-22 a.image2.image-link.image2-683-1024 { padding-bottom: 66.69921875%; padding-bottom: min(66.69921875%, 683px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image2-683-1024 i Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Mix of Extremists Who Stormed Capitol Isn’t Retreating

2021-01-13 As rioters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol, the seat of American democracy became a melting pot of extremist groups: militia members, white supremacists, paramilitary organizations, anti-maskers and fanatical supporters of President Donald Trump, standi Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Donald Trump said the storming of the Capitol Building was justified.

2021-01-13 Though he has not explicitly said that the storming was "justified", Trump did not condemn the violence on January 7. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Trump’s family live-streamed the president’s supporters storming the Capitol Building.

2021-01-13 The video does not show Trump's family watching the riot. It shows them anticipating Trump's speech. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Who Were They? Records Reveal Trump Fans Who Stormed Capitol

2021-01-11 Records show that some of the mob were heavily armed and included convicted criminals, such as a Florida man recently released from prison for attempted murder. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Rioters Who Stormed US Capitol Now Face Backlash at Work

2021-01-10 People on social media have been trying to identify rioters photographed or filmed at the Capitol, pressuring companies that employ them to fire them. Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway

2021-01-09 https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/07/theres-no-proof-antifa-stormed-capitol-rumor-sprea/ In a Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The FBI Did NOT Confirm It Was Antifa Activists, Not Trump Supporters Who Stormed The Capitol

2021-01-08 Did the FBI confirm it was Antifa activists, not Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol? No, that's not true: A claim has gone viral that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has confirmed antifascist activists, known as Antifa, were the Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Is NOT True That All Rioters Were Let Go After Storming The U.S. Capitol Building

2021-01-08 Is it true that all insurrectionists were let go after storming the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: A number were arrested on the day of the riots and charged in connection with the violence and destruction. Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Trump Tell Supporters to Storm US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021?

2021-01-08 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-tell-supporters-storm/ On Jan. 6, 2021, American right-wing ext Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Vice President Mike Pence was arrested as U.S. Capitol was stormed.

2021-01-08 Mike Pence was not arrested amidst the siege at the U.S. Capitol on Jan 06, 2021. Go to site post…»

Fact-Checking – Poynter→ There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway.

2021-01-08 In a violent scene like no other in American history, a sprawling crowd of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and halted congressional proceedings, wearing and waving Trump-branded paraphernalia and flags as they sought to Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Simpsons Did NOT Predict The Horned Protester Who Stormed The Capitol

2021-01-08 Did "The Simpsons" predict the protester wearing viking horns who stormed the United States Capitol building? No, that's not true: A meme claims a Simpsons TV episode once showed the "Groundskeeper Willie" character dressed like the man i Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Company Fires Employee Who Stormed Capitol with Badge On

2021-01-07 A man who wore his company badge while he stormed the U.S. Capitol was fired by his Maryland employer. Go to site post…»

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