Fact Check Posts – Page 5

Bloggers
stated on April 8, 2021 articles and social media

Black Lives Matter protest at Iowa Capitol was an “insurrection” like that on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol.

April 12, 2021

Ron Johnson
stated on March 20, 2021 a speech

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

By Eric Litke • March 23, 2021

Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2021 an interview

Says he requested “10,000 National Guardsmen” for his Jan. 6 rally, but Nancy Pelosi “rejected it.”

March 2, 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.”

February 25, 2021

Tucker Carlson
stated on February 22, 2021 a TV segment

"There's no evidence that white supremacists were responsible for what happened on Jan. 6. That's a lie.”

By Bill McCarthy • February 23, 2021

Ron Johnson
stated on February 15, 2021 a radio interview

Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.”

By Eric Litke • February 15, 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."

By Daniel Funke • February 12, 2021

Greg Kelly
stated on February 8, 2021 a Newsmax TV segment

“Only one person died on that day” during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.

By Bill McCarthy • February 9, 2021

Instagram posts
stated on January 13, 2021 a post

A photo caption says vendors named “Nah” and “Stop asking me questions before you get your a-- kicked” sold Trump-themed merchandise to “stupid” people outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

By Monique Curet • January 21, 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.

January 18, 2021

Jake Corman
stated on January 14, 2021 an interview

Says unproven voter fraud claims didn’t play “any role” in the Capitol riot.

By Jessica Calefati • January 17, 2021

Amanda Chase
stated on January 7, 2021 Facebook post

“Antifa is the culprit” in the Capitol riot.

By Warren Fiske • January 15, 2021

Bloggers
stated on January 12, 2021 blogs

Antifa provoked the shooting of Ashli Babbitt at the Capitol.

January 14, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on January 10, 2021 a Facebook post

Video shows man upset because he was added to the no-fly list for storming the Capitol.

January 11, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on January 7, 2021 a Facebook post

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

By Bill McCarthy • January 9, 2021

Jonathan Wichmann
stated on January 8, 2021 a YouTube post

“The DC looting was staged” by antifa

By Eric Litke • January 8, 2021

Viral image
stated on January 7, 2021 a Facebook post

“The FBI just confirmed that it was ANTIFA, not Trump supporters, who breached the Capitol.”

January 8, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on January 7, 2021 a Facebook post

The Simpsons predicted the Capitol riots

By Samantha Putterman • January 8, 2021

Ken Paxton
stated on January 7, 2021 a tweet

Says that “those who stormed the capitol yesterday were not Trump supporters. They have been confirmed to be Antifa.”

By Brandon Mulder • January 8, 2021

Jonathan Brostoff
stated on January 7, 2021 a tweet

The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police.

By Eric Litke • January 8, 2021

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