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Lt. Gen. McInerney video, 2

Debunking false claims from former Lt. Gen. McInerney on the Capitol riot, COVID-19, election fraud

January 12, 2021

In a video viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook, a retired Air Force officer makes a slew of inaccurate and baseless claims about everything from the Capitol insurrection to the coronavirus pandemic. The video, one of hundreds we found on Facebook, shows former Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney speaking to a group of eight […]

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Expelling, censuring, and reprimanding members of Congress: What you need to know

January 12, 2021

With mounting footage showing violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, lawmakers have increased their calls for punishing members of Congress who they say encouraged the group of supporters of President Donald Trump that eventually breached the Capitol. There are two primary categories of lawmakers being discussed as possible targets for punishments. One consists […]

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After Calling U.S. Capitol Insurrection ‘First Shots Against Tyranny,’ Calif. Lawmaker Backtracks

January 12, 2021

A California state lawmaker from San Diego County and a Santa Clara County GOP party official are among Republicans nationwide who justified pro-Trump extremists violently attacking the U.S. Capitol last week. Asm. Randy Voepel, who represents communities in eastern San Diego County, defended the insurrection as an effort to push back “against tyranny,” before later […]

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The second Trump impeachment: Questions and answers

January 11, 2021

In the waning days of Donald Trump’s presidency, the House is moving toward impeaching him — for an unprecedented second time. On Jan. 11, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the House will pursue impeachment if Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet do not quickly proceed with removing Trump under the 25th Amendment. An […]

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Fact-checking claims about the Insurrection Act, martial law after Capitol riot

January 11, 2021

Social media users are spreading a variety of claims that President Donald Trump will either impose martial law or invoke the Insurrection Act to prevent Joe Biden from being inaugurated on Jan. 20. The Insurrection Act is a federal law that empowers the president to deploy the military to suppress certain situations including civil disorder, […]

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A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot

January 11, 2021

In the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, President Donald Trump repeatedly said he wanted his supporters to fight Congress on accepting the electoral college results that showed Joe Biden won. “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators, and congressmen […]

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Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response

January 8, 2021

The police response to the assault and vandalism of the federal Capitol building has unleashed a wave of comparisons to the summer Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, D.C.  President-elect Joe Biden said the restrained handling of the Trump supporters at the Capitol reflected unequal justice. His granddaughter had sent him a photo of row […]

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What we know about Trump’s fundraising off the false claim of election fraud

January 8, 2021

President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed, falsely, that the election was rigged and he won. Trump’s critics find it maddening that he appears to be fundraising off that message as well.  Sen. Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican who has become increasingly critical of the president, wrote a Facebook post debunking Trump’s claim of a rigged […]

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There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway

January 7, 2021

In a violent scene like no other in American history, a sprawling crowd of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and halted congressional proceedings, wearing and waving Trump-branded paraphernalia and flags as they sought to overturn the election. Lawmakers were evacuated as the rioters overwhelmed Capitol Police and bashed through the building’s doors […]

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Using the 25th Amendment or impeaching Trump: Could they happen?

January 7, 2021

President Donald Trump has only a dozen days left in office. But after his supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, calls to oust him prior to Joe Biden’s inauguration have multiplied — and reached the top levels of government. Sen. Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat who is poised to become the chamber’s majority […]

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Fact-checking Trump’s false claims about Pennsylvania’s election

January 7, 2021

President Donald Trump was wrong. Speaking to supporters who gathered Wednesday in Washington to urge Congress to overturn his loss to President-elect Joe Biden, Trump spent several minutes rattling off a slew of false claims about Pennsylvania’s election. He encouraged supporters to march to Capitol Hill, and not long after, a mob of Trump supporters […]

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Ask PolitiFact: Did Capitol Police let mob of Trump supporters in?

January 7, 2021

Question: “Did Capitol Police let a mob of Trump supporters into the building?” Answer:  We didn’t find evidence of that. Instead, we discovered that some online video is getting misinterpreted. Many officers had to abandon their posts and barricades because they were far outnumbered and overwhelmed. The Capitol Police’s inability to secure the U.S. Capitol […]

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