Latest Fact-Checks In Jan. 6

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Rebecca Cooke
stated on September 1, 2023 X, formerly Twitter

"Derrick Van Orden is one of the only members of Congress who participated in the deadly January 6th insurrection. He now serves in the building he tried to burn down."

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By D.L. Davis • October 11, 2023

Instagram posts
stated on December 30, 2022 a post

“Ray Epps confessed to Jan. 6 Committee he ‘orchestrated’ attack on Capitol”

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By Gabrielle Settles • January 6, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on January 8, 2022 a Facebook post

A Black Lives Matter administrator was arrested in a 1983 bombing at the U.S. Capitol.

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January 19, 2022

Mark Robinson
stated on October 21, 2021 an interview with Diamond and Silk

Says N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein has gone after Jan. 6 protesters but he has “said nothing” about violent summer protests in North Carolina and was “derelict in his duty.”

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By Paul Specht • November 8, 2021

Rodney Davis
stated on July 27, 2021 remarks at a press conference

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “office was calling the shots on all of their (Capitol security officials’) actions on Jan. 6.”

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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 5, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on July 27, 2021 a Facebook post

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.”

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By Amy Sherman • August 3, 2021

Viral image
stated on June 21, 2021 a viral image

“A known antifa member” dressed as a Donald Trump supporter “and caused the Capitol riot” on Jan. 6.

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July 30, 2021

Instagram posts
stated on July 24, 2021 an Instagram post

People charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol are “political prisoners” and “non-violent trespassers” who have been held in solitary confinement for the past six months.

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July 28, 2021

Ron Johnson
stated on March 20, 2021 a speech

“There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.”

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By Eric Litke • March 23, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on February 13, 2021 a Facebook post

Only Nancy Pelosi is “responsible for what happened at the Capitol” on Jan. 6, “security at the Capitol is her job.”

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February 25, 2021

Michael van der Veen
stated on February 12, 2021 a speech at the U.S. Senate

After the Capitol insurrection, “one of the first people arrested was a leader of antifa."

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By Daniel Funke • February 12, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on January 14, 2021 a Facebook post

“CNN-NPR photojournalist Jade Sacker was embedded with antifa leader" during the U.S. Capitol attack.

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January 18, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on January 7, 2021 a Facebook post

Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.”

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By Bill McCarthy • January 9, 2021