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Latest Fact-Checks In Jan. 6

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 30, 2022 Facebook posts
President Donald Trump was in a presidential limousine as he left his Jan. 6, 2021, rally at the White House Ellipse.
False
By Bill McCarthy • July 8, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 17, 2022 a post on Facebook
An image shows gas prices on Jan. 6, 2021.
False
By Grace Abels • June 21, 2022
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on June 10, 2022 in a TV segment
“Not a single person in the crowd on January 6 was found to be carrying a firearm. Not one.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • June 13, 2022
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on June 9, 2022 a TV segment
“Donald Trump authorized up to 20,000 National Guard troops to protect the Capitol" before Jan. 6, 2021, but was "rejected" by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.
False
By Bill McCarthy • June 13, 2022
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on June 7, 2022 a podcast episode
“Bennie Thompson actively cheer-led riots in the ’90s.”
False
By Yacob Reyes • June 13, 2022
House Republican Conference
House Republican Conference
stated on June 9, 2022 a tweet
“Bennie Thompson objected to the 2004 Presidential election.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2022
Jack Del Rio
Jack Del Rio
stated on June 8, 2022 a press conference
The Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “was a dust-up.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • June 9, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 21, 2022 a statement to the media
Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “perhaps in collusion with the Radical Left Democrats” are attempting to “unseat” U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
False
By Amy Sherman • April 22, 2022
Evan McMullin
Evan McMullin
stated on April 1, 2022 an ad
“Mike Lee advised Trump's legal challenges to overturn our election” and “was one of only two senators who was in on the scheme.”
Half-True
April 11, 2022
Mike Gibbons
Mike Gibbons
stated on March 28, 2022 a Republican debate
According to the Census Bureau, “5 million more people voted than were registered to vote” in the 2020 election.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • April 4, 2022
Kari Lake
Kari Lake
stated on March 13, 2022 an interview with 60 Minutes Australia
Jan. 6 defendants “are being held in prison without being charged.”
False
By Amy Sherman • March 17, 2022
Ronna McDaniel
Ronna McDaniel
stated on February 4, 2022 an interview with the Washington Post
"We've had two members engage in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens who engaged in legitimate political discourse.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 8, 2022
Mauro Garza
Mauro Garza
stated on January 24, 2022 an ad
“They call” Jan. 6 “an insurrection,” but “were FBI agents used as political agitators?"
False
February 7, 2022
Jonathon Moseley
Jonathon Moseley
stated on February 1, 2022 a TV segment
“It’s not illegal to go inside the Capitol” as the Oath Keepers and other Jan. 6 rioters did.
False
By Bill McCarthy • February 4, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2022 a statement given to the press
Proposed changes to the Electoral Count act show Pence had the power and “could have overturned the election!”
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 1, 2022
YouTube videos
YouTube videos
stated on January 19, 2022 a video
“Ashli Babbitt Tried To Stop Antifa False Flag On Jan 6th”
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • January 21, 2022
Facebook posts
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.
Mostly False
January 19, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 6, 2022 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden said “dozens of police were killed” during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol but “exactly zero people” died that day.
Pants on Fire!
By Andy Nguyen • January 19, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 9, 2022 a Facebook post
"Clarence Thomas’s wife was one of the organizers of Jan 6th"
False
January 11, 2022
Dinesh D'Souza
Dinesh D'Souza
stated on January 4, 2022 a Fox News appearance
Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women."
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 10, 2022
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