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Latest Fact-Checks In Jan. 6

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Dinesh D'Souza
Dinesh D'Souza
stated on January 4, 2022 in 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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 28, 2021 in a post:
“Jan. 6 was NOT an insurrection…but Nov. 4 at 3 a.m. was!”
Pants on Fire!
By Monique Curet • January 4, 2022
Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson
stated on October 21, 2021 in 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.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 8, 2021
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on November 1, 2021 in a documentary film:
Federal agents directly incited people on Jan. 6, 2021, and "intentionally entrapped" American citizens.
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 4, 2021
Jack Posobiec
Jack Posobiec
stated on October 24, 2021 in a post:
A photo taken on Jan. 6, 2021, at the United States Capitol riot was “doctored to look as if the Capitol was on fire.”
False
By Monique Curet • November 3, 2021
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on November 1, 2021 in his documentary series "Patriot Purge":
“Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext to strip millions of Americans, disfavored Americans, of their core constitutional rights.”
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • November 2, 2021
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on November 2, 2021 in a documentary film:
“DEA agent Mark Ibrahim was forced from his job and later indicted simply because he was near the Capitol protest on Jan. 6.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 2, 2021
Jim Banks
Jim Banks
stated on September 16, 2021 in a letter:
Says he is the "ranking member" of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 25, 2021
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on August 31, 2021 in a statement via Twitter:
“If these (telecom and internet) companies comply with the Democrat order to turn over private information, they are in violation of federal law and subject to losing their ability to operate in the United States.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 2, 2021
X posts
X posts
stated on August 19, 2021 in in tweets:
The bomb threat near the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 19 was a false flag.
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • August 24, 2021
Rodney Davis
Rodney Davis
stated on July 27, 2021 in 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.”
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 5, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 27, 2021 in 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.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 3, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 21, 2021 in a viral image:
“A known antifa member” dressed as a Donald Trump supporter “and caused the Capitol riot” on Jan. 6.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 30, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 28, 2021 in Instagram and Facebook posts:
Says D.C. police officer Michael Fanone is the same person who was arrested after carrying a Confederate flag through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • July 30, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 24, 2021 in 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.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 28, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 11, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A bodyguard of a high-ranking Democrat in Congress fired the shot that killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6.
False
By Samantha Putterman • July 14, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 11, 2021 in in an interview on Fox News:
“There were no guns whatsoever” at the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • July 13, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 7, 2021 in a press conference:
"The person that shot Ashli Babbitt — boom — right through the head — just boom — there was no reason for that."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 8, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 1, 2021 in a blog post:
Video shows the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was a “completely peaceful protest.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 4, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 16, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Video shows U.S. Capitol Police gave protesters OK to enter.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • May 18, 2021
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