Prosecutors unveiled chilling new security video in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, showing the mob of rioters breaking into the Capitol, smashing windows and doors and searching menacingly.
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Casual Reminder That in 1861, 11 Senators and 3 Representatives Were Expelled from Congress for Failing to Recognize Lincoln’s Election and Supporting Insurrection’
On February 10 2021, a post titled “Casual Reminder” was shared to r/WhitePeopleTwitter. The post claimed that in 1861, a total of fourteen lawmakers were “expelled from Congress” for failing to recognize the election of Abraha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Is NOT Under Military Law, Congress NOT Arrested, Or ‘War With CCP Won’ — None Of It Happened
Was an interim military U.S. government installed in the days after a fake staged inauguration of Joe Biden was broadcast, and were 80 to 140 members of Congress arrested by the National Guard in the middle of the night on January 25, 202
Truth or Fiction?→ Law Professor Refutes Trump Attorneys’ Attempt to Cite Him in Impeachment Defense
An effort to sow weaponized disinformation benefiting former United States president Donald Trump ahead of his second impeachment trial was blunted in early February 2021, when the legal scholar cited by his attorneys publicly debunked their claims. T
Snopes→ Senate Agrees to Hear Trump Case, Rejecting GOP Arguments
Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial opened with graphic video showing the former president whipping up a rally crowd to march to the Capitol and “fight like hell” against his reelection defeat, followed by images of the deadly attack
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk And Donald Trump Jr. Did NOT Announce ‘Trump Force One,’ A New Social Media Platform
Did Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. announce they have joined forces to create a new social media platform called "Trump Force One"? No, that's not true: Trump Jr. did ask Musk to create a new social media platform after Twitter and Facebo
FactCheck.org→ Misleading DCCC Ads Link Republicans to QAnon
The campaign committee for House Democrats is running ads that claim eight House Republicans “stood with Q, not you,” because they voted against impeaching then-President Donald Trump for inciting the violent insurrection at the Capitol. But none
Washington Post→ Ocasio-Cortez’s recounting of the Jan. 6 riot was not a ‘hoax’
Marjorie Greene (R-Ga.) suggested Ocasio-Cortez said she was in the Capitol when the Jan. 6 riot took place. But she had made clear she was not.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Proof’ Video, Promising To Expose Election Fraud, Relies On False And Unsubstantiated Claims
By Dana Ford and Alexis Tereszcuk Does Mike Lindell's "Absolute Proof" video, which promises to expose election fraud, contain only factual and proven statements about the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The nearly two-hour video recy
Snopes→ Trump, Facing Expulsion, Resigns from Screen Actors Guild
Donald Trump has resigned from the Screen Actors Guild after the union threatened to expel him for his role in the Capitol riot in January.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘President Trump’s New Office Looks STUNNING’
Even after the end of his presidency, supporters of Donald Trump continued peddling bad information online in February 2021. Anti-Muslim lecturer Brigitte Gabriel posted a photograph of Trump on Twitter saying, “President Trump’s new office lo
FactCheck.org→ Video Uses Bogus Claims to Stoke Race-Based Fears of COVID-19 Vaccine
Quick Take A viral video clip makes bogus claims about COVID-19 vaccines and falsely accuses the government of “pure racism” for “push[ing] this heavily on Blacks and browns.” Public health experts have recommended prioritizing
Snopes→ Is ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jake Angeli Turning His Back on Trump?
Wearing horns and furs on his head, Jake Angeli was a highly visible figure in the U.S. Capitol insurrection.
Snopes→ In Iowa, a GOP Stalwart Becomes a Casualty in Party War
Within a day of declaring that U.S. President Donald Trump should be impeached for his role in the deadly Capitol riot, Dave Millage was forced to step down as chair of the Scott County GOP.
The Dispatch→ Was Joe Biden’s Inauguration ‘Empty’?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Hold The Line’ Video Contains Several False Claims About Biden, Trump, COVID-19
Does a video titled "Hold The Line" present the truth about President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and a range of other subjects from COVID-19 to birth certificates? No, that's not true. The video pushes debunked QAnon conspir
The Dispatch→ Did Legislation Passed in 1871 Make Washington, D.C., a Foreign Entity?
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The Dispatch→ Did Trump Offer to Let National Guard Troops Stay at His Hotel?
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Snopes→ Proud Boys Leader Was Government Informant, Records Show
The leader of the Proud Boys, who was arrested in Washington shortly before the Capitol riot, previously worked undercover and cooperated with investigators after he was accused of fraud in 2012.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden’s Inauguration Was NOT Pre-Recorded
Was the Biden inauguration pre-recorded? No, that's not true: Joe Biden's inauguration was a live event that took place on January 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C., at the Capitol Building. Conspiracy theorist Charlie Ward provides no eviden
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Inauguration Was NOT A ‘Movie’ With ‘Bad Actors’
Were there inconsistencies in the broadcast of the inauguration of President Joe Biden, which demonstrate that the event was a staged production and not a live event? No, that's not true: The two points cited as evidence by the narrator o
Snopes→ Trump Impeachment Goes to Senate, Testing His Sway over GOP
Democrats marched the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate for the start of his historic trial, but Republican senators were easing off their criticism of the former president and shunning calls to convict him over the deadly siege at th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: List Of Questions About Biden’s Inauguration Is Mix Of Myths And Falsehoods
Does a list of questions about Joe Biden's inauguration contain only accurate and factual statements? No, that's not true: The rhetorical questions, posed to imply that Biden is not really president, are a mix of myths, falsehoods and sta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Refuse To Salute Joe Biden
Does this video show Marines who "refuse" to salute Joe Biden on Inauguration Day? No, that's not true: While the Marines who were standing on either side of the entrance to the Capitol building, holding the doors open, did not render a s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marines Did NOT Refuse To Salute Joe Biden
Does this video show Marines who "refuse" to salute Joe Biden on Inauguration Day? No, that's not true: While the Marines who were standing on either side of the entrance to the Capitol building, holding the doors open, did not render a s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President-Elect Biden Did NOT Forget To ‘Salute The Marines’
Did then-President-Elect Biden make a protocol blunder as he entered the Capitol building on inauguration day by failing to salute the Marines who were standing by the doors? Had someone tried to coach him through the use of an earpiece a
Snopes→ Supporters’ Words May Haunt Trump at Impeachment Trial
At least five supporters facing federal charges have suggested they were taking orders from the then-president when they marched on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6.
Snopes→ GOP Lawmaker with Gun Sets off House Chamber Metal Detector
Capitol Police are investigating an incident in which a Republican lawmaker was blocked from entering the House chamber after setting off a metal detector while apparently carrying a concealed gun.
Truth or Fiction?→ Kalief Browder, Riley Williams
On January 22 2021, a tweet from @DerenicByrd contrasting the justice system’s treatment of a 22-year-old white woman named Riley Williams versus a Black teenager named Kalief Browder spread virally on Twitter and Imgur: Kalief Browder alle
Snopes→ Were National Guard Soldiers Forced To Sleep in a Parking Garage?
Thousands of soldiers were in Washington, D.C., during Biden's inauguration to secure the area after a Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Swear His Oath On The Masonic Illuminati Bible – Personal Bible Has Been In His Family For Hundreds Of Years
Did Joe Biden swear his presidential oath on the "Masonic Illuminati Bible"? No, that's not true: Biden's hand was on a family Bible that had been in his family for 128 years when he took the presidential oath of office at the U.S. Capito
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: National Guard Troops Do NOT Need Hotel Rooms Despite Reports President Trump Has Given Permission For National Guard Troops To Stay In His Hotel In DC
Do National Guard troops need the hotel rooms President Trump reportedly offered them in DC? No, that's a claim that's missing context and an assertion without evidence: Photos of troops reportedly forced into the garage of the Capitol Bu
Snopes→ Guard in DC Forced to Sleep in Garages, Sparking Outcry
Images of National Guard soldiers camped in a cold parking garage after being sent to protect Washington sparked new calls for investigations of the U.S. Capitol Police.
The Dispatch→ Does a Video Show National Guard Troops Turning Their Back on Joe Biden?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Who Ordered the National Guard to Sleep in a DC Parking Garage?
On January 21 2021 — just one day after the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden, news broke that National Guard soldiers deployed to Washington, D.C. for the event had been relegated to a parking garage with insufficient restroom facilitie
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Act Of 1871’ Did NOT Establish The United States As A Corporation That Owns Its Residents
Did the "Act of 1871" establish the United States as a corporation? No, that's not true: The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 established a new, unified government for Washington, D.C. It "incorporated" that city, a common legal t
AFP Fact Check→ National Guard troops did not snub Biden on Inauguration Day
A video showing National Guard members facing away from Joe Biden as his motorcade drove to the Capitol on Inauguration Day was portrayed in online articles and social media posts as a refusal to recognize the new president. But the soldiers in the foo
FactCheck.org→ Phony Trump Letter to Biden Circulating Online
Quick Take A fake letter purported to be the one left by former President Donald Trump for President Joe Biden has been circulating online. The phony letterhead template — which has been used to satirize Trump before — gives it away. Full
Snopes→ McConnell Seeks to Push Trump Impeachment Trial to February
House Democrats who voted to impeach Trump last week for inciting the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot have signaled they want to move quickly to trial as President Joe Biden begins his term.
Truth or Fiction?→ Conspiracy-Slinging Lawmaker Caught Encouraging Parkland Shooting ‘False Flag’ Lie
Journalists looking into the history of a newly sworn-in, QAnon-friendly Republican legislator have discovered that she has a history of conspiracy theories and disinformation around mass shootings. Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene encouraged the c