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FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Campaign-Style Distortions
As the midterm elections draw near, President Joe Biden has delivered campaign-style speeches that misstated statistics on the COVID-19 pandemic, may leave the wrong impression that police officers were killed during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S
Snopes→ Rioter Who Encountered Senator Gets over 4 Years in Prison
Joshua Pruitt, 40, was one of the few Capitol rioters to come face-to-face with a member of Congress during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of Donald Trump supporters.
Truth or Fiction?→ CPAC ‘We Are All Domestic Terrorists’ Digital Banner
In early August 2022, memes and tweets highlighted a purported banner displayed at the Conservative Political Action Conference, reading “We Are All Domestic Terrorists”: Maga has "Civil War" trending. I guess that cpac bann
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
Snopes→ AP Source: Top Aide to Pence Testifies Before 1/6 Grand Jury
Marc Short, a close aide to Pence, was at the Capitol on the day of the siege and was with the vice president as he fled his post presiding over the Senate and hid from rioters who had stormed the building and called for his hanging.
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/
Truth or Fiction?→ Third January 6 Hearings Looks at Pressure, Disinformation Campaigns to Overturn Election
The third hearing by the House committee investigating the January 6 2021 insurrection focused on the pressure campaign to overturn the 2020 presidential election — and the deeply corrosive weaponized narratives which undergirded the attempt. The
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.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Geotracking NOT Only Evidence Used By Justice Department To Place January 6 Defendants Inside Capitol
Is geotracking the only evidence being used by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to place January 6, 2021, defendants inside the U.S. Capitol? No, that's not true: FBI investigators and the DOJ are using the tracking data, along with Wi-Fi
Truth or Fiction?→ Jason Miller’s ‘Antifa Narrative’ Capitol Insurrection Texts
On April 26 2022, a viral screenshot of a tweet purportedly showed the content of a text message in which Jason Miller, advisor to former United States President Donald Trump, suggested blaming anti-fascist protestors for the deadly Capitol insurrect
Snopes→ Jurors Reject Array of Defenses at Capitol Riot Trials
Jurors have heard — and rejected — an array of excuses and arguments from the first rioters to be tried for storming the U.S. Capitol.
Truth or Fiction?→ Britney Spears vs. Somali Pirates Meme
On February 9 2022, a “fun fact” meme explaining that the music of pop star Britney Spears was used to repel Somali pirates in 2013 appeared on Imgur: Spears was shown at the top left of the meme, and a group of men in a small boat, arms r
PolitiFact→ Jonathon Moseley – Jan. 6 attorney defends Oath Keepers with dubious claim that ‘it’s not illegal’ to enter Capitol
“It’s not illegal to go inside the Capitol” as the Oath Keepers and other Jan. 6 rioters did.
PolitiFact→ How Democrats aim to define the lessons of Jan. 6
Through legislation, investigations and hearings, Democrats in Congress aim to make clear the threat posed by the rioters and their sympathizers, while trying to restore Americans’ trust in the machinery of democracy.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: 2021 Year In Review
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FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2021
Summary Mass rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines has been the defining story of 2021, yet for all its success, vaccination rates remain stubbornly low in some populations. As with all things in American life these days, partisanship has played an outsized
Truth or Fiction?→ Unpacking the DC National Guard Miller Memo
A wave of reporting on an “explosive” PowerPoint document about the events of January 6 2021 renewed interest in a memo issued two days before by former Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller about deployment of the DC National Guard
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Infamous January 6 Image Inside The Capitol Was NOT Faked And Staged In Front Of A Green Screen
Was a green screen used to produce one of the more memorable images of rioters inside the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021 -- with actors posing in another location and superimposed onto still and video images of the riot? No, tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pile of Bricks In Kenosha Is NOT Found Suspicious By Police And Photos Are From 970 Miles Away
Did a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer find a suspicious pile of bricks in a back alley and were these bricks placed by leftists in preparation for rioting? No, that's not true: An audio recording of police officers speaking with their
Snopes→ Feds Seek Tougher Sentences for Veterans Who Stormed Capitol
During his six minutes inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Leonard Gruppo joined a slew of other military veterans as a mob of pro-Trump rioters carried out an unparalleled assault on the bastion of American democracy.
FactCheck.org→ How Many Died as a Result of Capitol Riot?
In a tweet on Oct. 24, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez referred to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 as “a terror attack,” which she said resulted in “almost 10 dead.” She called for “any member of Congress who helped plot” i
Truth or Fiction?→ New Footage of Capitol Riots Released in September 2021
“New footage” of the events of January 6 2021 began circulating on September 22 2021, appearing alongside a predictable set of claims about the “meaning” of the video: Whatever this is, it is not anything close to a coup or in
FactCheck.org→ Memes Misidentify D.C. Police Officer as Jan. 6 Protester
Quick Take Using side-by-side photos of two men who bear some resemblance to each other, social media posts are spreading the false claim that a Washington, D.C., police officer who responded to the Capitol breach on Jan. 6 was really part of the rioti
Truth or Fiction?→ Ashli Babbitt Cremation Request
On August 3 2021, longtime disinformation purveyor Judicial Watch issued a “press release” provocatively titled, “New Documents reveal the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Submitted a Request to Cremate Ashli Babbitt Two Days
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Officer Michael Fanone Was NOT U.S. Capitol Rioter Carrying A Confederate Flag
Was Washington, D.C., Metropolitan police officer Michael Fanone the person carrying a Confederate flag during the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection? No, that's not true: Although photos of Fanone and the person carrying the flag
FactCheck.org→ Republicans’ Shaky, No Evidence Attempt to Cast Blame on Pelosi for Jan. 6
House Republicans have sought to change the narrative on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by pro-Trump protesters, claiming that Speaker Nancy Pelosi is “ultimately responsible for the breakdown of security at the Capitol.” But their argume
Truth or Fiction?→ National Kool Aid Day 2021 and Mike Lindell’s ‘Trump Return’ Claim
On July 14 2021, a graphic appeared on Imgur claiming that MyPillow chief executive officer Mike Lindell says that former United States President Donald Trump will be “reinstated” as president despite resoundingly losing to Democratic Par
FactCheck.org→ Conservative Outlets Advance Unfounded Theory About Capitol Attack
Quick Take There is no evidence that “unindicted co-conspirators” mentioned in federal indictments related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack are undercover FBI agents or informants, as conservative outlets have claimed or suggested. Legal expert
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Joe Biden’s Comment on the Death of Brian Sicknick
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Snopes→ Rep. Clyde, Officer Fanone, and the Handshake That Wasn’t
D.C. Police Officer Michael Fanone was beaten and tased by Jan. 6 rioters, suffering a traumatic brain injury and a heart attack.
Truth or Fiction?→ Fox’s Tucker Carlson Pushes Conspiracy Theory Blaming FBI For Capitol Riot
Television presenter Tucker Carlson pushed another far right conspiracy theory downplaying the rioters who attacked the United States Capitol in January 2021, suggesting on his show that the attack was orchestrated by federal “operatives.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Was an Oregon Republican Filmed Encouraging an Attack on the State Capitol?
Footage published in June 2021 brought to light an Oregon lawmaker’s role in fomenting an armed attack against his state’s capitol nearly seven months earlier. The video, first reported by the Oregonian newspaper, was captured on December 1
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘AOC Announces She’s in Therapy’ and ‘Implies Lawmakers Effectively Served in War’ Interview Excerpt
A May 25 2021 WesternJournal.com editorial headlined, “AOC Announces She’s in Therapy After Jan. 6, Implies Lawmakers Effectively ‘Served in War,” began — as one might expect — with a lot of inaccuracies and general
FactCheck.org→ Video Doesn’t Prove Capitol Police Allowed Jan. 6 Protesters to Enter Capitol
Quick Take More than 400 people have been charged in relation to the Jan. 6 events at the U.S. Capitol, and there is ample evidence that many protesters defied and assaulted Capitol Police officers that day. Yet viral social media posts are falsely cla
Snopes→ Some Capitol Riot Suspects Apologize as Consequences Sink In
Dozens of rioters have apologized and expressed regret as the consequences of their actions have started to sink in.
Full Fact→ Burnt-out police car in Bristol protests was not fake
A screengrab taken from Instagram of a burnt-out police car has been circulating on Facebook. The photo, originally posted by Best of Bristol, was taken during protests in Bristol on Sunday, 23 March over the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
FactCheck.org→ Capitol Protesters Were Armed With Variety of Weapons
Quick Take Conservative social media posts misleadingly claim the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was not an “armed” insurrection, citing FBI testimony that no guns were seized from suspects that day. But 23 people have been charged wi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Donald Trump Will Be Inaugurated On March 4
Will Donald Trump be inaugurated on March 4, 2021? No, that's not true: The "five pieces of evidence" held up to support such a claim have been debunked before or are speculative, assigning significance to otherwise neutral facts. Joe Bid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Is NOT In Control Of The Military After January 20, 2021
Is Donald Trump in control of the military? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, March 2, 2021, Joe Biden is commander in chief, a position he assumed when he was sworn in as president of the United States on January 20, 2021 on t