9 People 22701 Fact-checks 7493 Articles People (9) Oath Keepers Jan Brewer Jan Crawford Jan Jones Jan Patterson Jan Schakowsky Leaders for a Better Community Spike the Romney Attack Dog Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders Fact-checks (22701) Clay Higgins stated on November 15, 2023 in a congressional hearing: A "ghost bus … filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters deployed onto our Capitol on January 6th.” By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• November 21, 2023 Ron Johnson stated on October 04, 2022 in Public statement: "To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate." By D.L. Davis• October 10, 2022 Vivek Ramaswamy stated on December 06, 2023 in the Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama: “Jan. 6 now does look like it was an inside job.” By Amy Sherman• December 7, 2023 Tucker Carlson stated on February 22, 2021 in 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 Jonathon Moseley stated on February 01, 2022 in a TV segment: “It’s not illegal to go inside the Capitol” as the Oath Keepers and other Jan. 6 rioters did. By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2022 Tucker Carlson stated on November 01, 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.” By Bill McCarthy• November 2, 2021 Michael van der Veen stated on February 12, 2021 in 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 Donald Trump stated on January 22, 2025 in an interview: The U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.” By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 24, 2025 Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video footage showing Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi hiding on Jan. 6, 2021, shows the U.S. Capitol attack “was a setup.” By Madison Czopek• October 17, 2022 Benny Johnson stated on June 03, 2023 in a Facebook post: “New tapes” of Nancy Pelosi show that the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “was all planned.” By Madison Czopek• June 6, 2023 Our American Century stated on May 13, 2022 in an ad: Kathy Barnette "pretends she's America First, but repeatedly attacked President Trump." By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2022 Instagram posts stated on November 19, 2023 in an Instagram post: Videos of Nancy Pelosi from Jan. 6, 2021, show the Capitol attack was staged. By Sara Swann• November 21, 2023 Instagram posts stated on August 14, 2021 in Instagram posts: Department of Homeland Security “deemed as terrorism” behavior that includes “resisting COVID regulations” and “thinking the election was rigged.”...“In other words, if you are a Trump supporter, you are a terrorist.” By Noah Y. Kim• October 12, 2021 Sherrod Brown stated on January 08, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters: Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.” By Jon Greenberg• January 11, 2021 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. By Tom Kertscher• July 30, 2021 Charlie Kirk stated on August 02, 2023 in a video: Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.” By Madison Czopek• August 9, 2023 Louise Slaughter stated on February 27, 2014 in a tweet: Says "by 4th grade, 86 percent of African-American boys and 82 percent (of) Hispanic boys are reading below proficiency levels." By Steve Contorno• February 28, 2014 Ted Nugent stated on September 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: Michigan’s Proposal 2 “will permanently put in the Constitution that you never have to show an ID to vote ever again.” By Madison Czopek• September 30, 2022 Viral image stated on October 02, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “The leader of Proud Boys is the Florida state director of Latinos for Trump.” By Madison Czopek• October 6, 2020 Mauro Garza stated on January 24, 2022 in an ad: “They call” Jan. 6 “an insurrection,” but “were FBI agents used as political agitators?" By Tom Kertscher• February 7, 2022 Articles (7493) House hearings about the Jan. 6 insurrection begin this week. Here's what to watch By Jon Greenberg• June 7, 2022 ‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6 By Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2021 Which charges could be in a Jan. 6 indictment of Donald Trump? By Louis Jacobson• July 26, 2023 FBI investigation of Capitol riot focuses on far-right groups By Daniel Funke• January 20, 2021 Why did it take the DOJ more than two years to indict Donald Trump in the 2020 election case? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Loreben Tuquero• August 3, 2023 The Jan. 6 Capitol attack: A year of debunking false narratives By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 4, 2022 There’s still no evidence that the FBI incited the Jan. 6 riot, despite stories claiming otherwise By Samantha Putterman• November 17, 2021 ‘A call to action’: Jan. 6 hearing shows Trump’s sway on rioters with words, tweets By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy• July 13, 2022 Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories By Bill McCarthy• November 5, 2021 How new Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory By Bill McCarthy• January 18, 2022 What the Jan. 6 hearings revealed about Trump’s actions before and after the Capitol attack By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• December 9, 2022 Fact-checking conspiracy theories about the death of Michael Stenger, former Senate sergeant-at-arms By Bill McCarthy• June 29, 2022 Key takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee’s prime time hearing By Jon Greenberg• June 10, 2022 Here are our fact-checks about Ray Epps, who is suing Fox News for defamation over Jan. 6 claims By Jeff Cercone• July 13, 2023 Why the new false flag conspiracy theory that FBI orchestrated Capitol attack is wrong By Samantha Putterman• June 18, 2021 Can the Jan. 6 committee get to the truth about the attack — and get Americans to believe it? By Jon Greenberg• December 1, 2021 Jan. 6 hearing details Trump’s inaction as Capitol riot unfolded By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 22, 2022 The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2021 What the indictment about the 2020 election and Jan. 6, 2021, tells us about Donald Trump’s actions By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 2, 2023 QAnon ideas proliferate in 2022 midterms, raising continued concerns of violence By Madison Czopek• November 7, 2022
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Clay Higgins stated on November 15, 2023 in a congressional hearing: A "ghost bus … filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters deployed onto our Capitol on January 6th.” By Madison Czopek, Amy Sherman• November 21, 2023 Ron Johnson stated on October 04, 2022 in Public statement: "To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate." By D.L. Davis• October 10, 2022 Vivek Ramaswamy stated on December 06, 2023 in the Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama: “Jan. 6 now does look like it was an inside job.” By Amy Sherman• December 7, 2023 Tucker Carlson stated on February 22, 2021 in 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 Jonathon Moseley stated on February 01, 2022 in a TV segment: “It’s not illegal to go inside the Capitol” as the Oath Keepers and other Jan. 6 rioters did. By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2022 Tucker Carlson stated on November 01, 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.” By Bill McCarthy• November 2, 2021 Michael van der Veen stated on February 12, 2021 in 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 Donald Trump stated on January 22, 2025 in an interview: The U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.” By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 24, 2025 Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video footage showing Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi hiding on Jan. 6, 2021, shows the U.S. Capitol attack “was a setup.” By Madison Czopek• October 17, 2022 Benny Johnson stated on June 03, 2023 in a Facebook post: “New tapes” of Nancy Pelosi show that the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “was all planned.” By Madison Czopek• June 6, 2023 Our American Century stated on May 13, 2022 in an ad: Kathy Barnette "pretends she's America First, but repeatedly attacked President Trump." By Tom Kertscher• May 17, 2022 Instagram posts stated on November 19, 2023 in an Instagram post: Videos of Nancy Pelosi from Jan. 6, 2021, show the Capitol attack was staged. By Sara Swann• November 21, 2023 Instagram posts stated on August 14, 2021 in Instagram posts: Department of Homeland Security “deemed as terrorism” behavior that includes “resisting COVID regulations” and “thinking the election was rigged.”...“In other words, if you are a Trump supporter, you are a terrorist.” By Noah Y. Kim• October 12, 2021 Sherrod Brown stated on January 08, 2021 in an interview with Ohio reporters: Summer “protesters outside the White House were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, a full militarized response. While ... rioters were able to breach the Capitol.” By Jon Greenberg• January 11, 2021 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. By Tom Kertscher• July 30, 2021 Charlie Kirk stated on August 02, 2023 in a video: Douglass Mackey was convicted “because he made a meme in the 2016 election.” By Madison Czopek• August 9, 2023 Louise Slaughter stated on February 27, 2014 in a tweet: Says "by 4th grade, 86 percent of African-American boys and 82 percent (of) Hispanic boys are reading below proficiency levels." By Steve Contorno• February 28, 2014 Ted Nugent stated on September 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: Michigan’s Proposal 2 “will permanently put in the Constitution that you never have to show an ID to vote ever again.” By Madison Czopek• September 30, 2022 Viral image stated on October 02, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “The leader of Proud Boys is the Florida state director of Latinos for Trump.” By Madison Czopek• October 6, 2020 Mauro Garza stated on January 24, 2022 in an ad: “They call” Jan. 6 “an insurrection,” but “were FBI agents used as political agitators?" By Tom Kertscher• February 7, 2022
House hearings about the Jan. 6 insurrection begin this week. Here's what to watch By Jon Greenberg• June 7, 2022 ‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6 By Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2021 Which charges could be in a Jan. 6 indictment of Donald Trump? By Louis Jacobson• July 26, 2023 FBI investigation of Capitol riot focuses on far-right groups By Daniel Funke• January 20, 2021 Why did it take the DOJ more than two years to indict Donald Trump in the 2020 election case? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, Loreben Tuquero• August 3, 2023 The Jan. 6 Capitol attack: A year of debunking false narratives By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 4, 2022 There’s still no evidence that the FBI incited the Jan. 6 riot, despite stories claiming otherwise By Samantha Putterman• November 17, 2021 ‘A call to action’: Jan. 6 hearing shows Trump’s sway on rioters with words, tweets By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy• July 13, 2022 Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories By Bill McCarthy• November 5, 2021 How new Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory By Bill McCarthy• January 18, 2022 What the Jan. 6 hearings revealed about Trump’s actions before and after the Capitol attack By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• December 9, 2022 Fact-checking conspiracy theories about the death of Michael Stenger, former Senate sergeant-at-arms By Bill McCarthy• June 29, 2022 Key takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee’s prime time hearing By Jon Greenberg• June 10, 2022 Here are our fact-checks about Ray Epps, who is suing Fox News for defamation over Jan. 6 claims By Jeff Cercone• July 13, 2023 Why the new false flag conspiracy theory that FBI orchestrated Capitol attack is wrong By Samantha Putterman• June 18, 2021 Can the Jan. 6 committee get to the truth about the attack — and get Americans to believe it? By Jon Greenberg• December 1, 2021 Jan. 6 hearing details Trump’s inaction as Capitol riot unfolded By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 22, 2022 The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2021 What the indictment about the 2020 election and Jan. 6, 2021, tells us about Donald Trump’s actions By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 2, 2023 QAnon ideas proliferate in 2022 midterms, raising continued concerns of violence By Madison Czopek• November 7, 2022
