Latest Fact-checks in Jan. 6 Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2024 in a press conference: Says his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the White House Ellipse drew the “same number of people,” as the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. Social Media stated on June 10, 2024 in a post: Video shows Rep. Nancy Pelosi “takes responsibility for not having the National Guard” at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Facebook posts stated on April 5, 2024 in a post: Photos of Pennsylvania vote tallies on CNN prove the 2020 election was stolen. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 5, 2024 in a statement on his website: On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.” Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2024 in a Facebook post: The Jan. 6 committee “suppressed testimony” from former Deputy Chief of Staff Anthony Ornato that proves former President Donald Trump pushed for 10,000 National Guard troops at the Capitol. Facebook posts stated on March 3, 2024 in Facebook post: Nancy Pelosi is responsible for Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Viral image stated on March 6, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows President Joe Biden delivering new remarks on the Capitol insurrection. Vivek Ramaswamy stated on December 6, 2023 in the Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama: “Jan. 6 now does look like it was an inside job.” 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. 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.” Rebecca Cooke stated on September 1, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: "Derrick Van Orden is one of the only members of Congress who participated in the deadly January 6th insurrection. He now serves in the building he tried to burn down." Instagram posts stated on September 23, 2023 in an Instagram reel: “They brought in 25,000 (National Guard members) because Biden couldn't get enough people to his inauguration.” Vivek Ramaswamy stated on August 27, 2023 in an interview on Meet the Press: Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021, could have approved the 2020 electoral votes on the condition that Congress pass an overhaul of election law. Jack Posobiec stated on August 1, 2023 in a tweet: Judge Tanya Chutkan “is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C., who has sentenced Jan. 6 defendants to sentences longer than the government had requested.” Benny Johnson stated on June 3, 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.” TikTok posts stated on April 19, 2023 in a video: Video shows Nancy Pelosi saying, “I’ve given a shoot-to-kill order for any breach of the speaker’s lobby,” on Jan. 6, 2021. Cameron Sexton stated on March 30, 2023 in an interview: Actions of the Tennessee state legislators who protested against gun violence were “at least equivalent” to the actions of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists. Instagram posts stated on March 7, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Ashli Babbitt is alive and well.” Facebook posts stated on March 7, 2023 in a Facebook post: “The January 6 committee disbanded immediately after the new footage was released.” Tucker Carlson stated on March 6, 2023 in a segment on "Tucker Carlson Tonight": Capitol Police officers “helped” QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley and “acted as his tour guides.” X posts stated on January 8, 2023 in a tweet: Photo shows a copycat ‘QAnon shaman’ at attack on Brazil’s capital. Instagram posts stated on December 30, 2022 in a post: “Ray Epps confessed to Jan. 6 Committee he ‘orchestrated’ attack on Capitol” Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2022 in Instagram post: “Freedom of Information Act requests show a dozen phone calls between the cell phone of Ray Epps and the office of Speaker Pelosi in the week before #January6th” Senate Majority PAC stated on October 19, 2022 in Political ad: Says "Ron Johnson is making excuses for rioters who tried to overthrow our government, even calling them ‘peaceful protests.’” Viral image stated on October 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: A photo shows David DePape filming the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a post: Video shows Marjorie Taylor Greene planted pipe bombs at Republican and Democratic party headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021. 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.” Ron Johnson stated on October 4, 2022 in Public statement: "To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate." Facebook posts stated on October 6, 2022 in a video: The Jan. 6 hearing “was abruptly canceled after it was revealed that news networks would not be showing it.” Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pelosi’s panel ready to arrest Trump.”
Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2024 in a press conference: Says his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the White House Ellipse drew the “same number of people,” as the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. Social Media stated on June 10, 2024 in a post: Video shows Rep. Nancy Pelosi “takes responsibility for not having the National Guard” at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Facebook posts stated on April 5, 2024 in a post: Photos of Pennsylvania vote tallies on CNN prove the 2020 election was stolen. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 5, 2024 in a statement on his website: On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.” Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2024 in a Facebook post: The Jan. 6 committee “suppressed testimony” from former Deputy Chief of Staff Anthony Ornato that proves former President Donald Trump pushed for 10,000 National Guard troops at the Capitol. Facebook posts stated on March 3, 2024 in Facebook post: Nancy Pelosi is responsible for Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Viral image stated on March 6, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows President Joe Biden delivering new remarks on the Capitol insurrection. Vivek Ramaswamy stated on December 6, 2023 in the Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama: “Jan. 6 now does look like it was an inside job.” 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. 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.” Rebecca Cooke stated on September 1, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: "Derrick Van Orden is one of the only members of Congress who participated in the deadly January 6th insurrection. He now serves in the building he tried to burn down." Instagram posts stated on September 23, 2023 in an Instagram reel: “They brought in 25,000 (National Guard members) because Biden couldn't get enough people to his inauguration.” Vivek Ramaswamy stated on August 27, 2023 in an interview on Meet the Press: Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021, could have approved the 2020 electoral votes on the condition that Congress pass an overhaul of election law. Jack Posobiec stated on August 1, 2023 in a tweet: Judge Tanya Chutkan “is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C., who has sentenced Jan. 6 defendants to sentences longer than the government had requested.” Benny Johnson stated on June 3, 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.” TikTok posts stated on April 19, 2023 in a video: Video shows Nancy Pelosi saying, “I’ve given a shoot-to-kill order for any breach of the speaker’s lobby,” on Jan. 6, 2021. Cameron Sexton stated on March 30, 2023 in an interview: Actions of the Tennessee state legislators who protested against gun violence were “at least equivalent” to the actions of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists. Instagram posts stated on March 7, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Ashli Babbitt is alive and well.” Facebook posts stated on March 7, 2023 in a Facebook post: “The January 6 committee disbanded immediately after the new footage was released.” Tucker Carlson stated on March 6, 2023 in a segment on "Tucker Carlson Tonight": Capitol Police officers “helped” QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley and “acted as his tour guides.” X posts stated on January 8, 2023 in a tweet: Photo shows a copycat ‘QAnon shaman’ at attack on Brazil’s capital. Instagram posts stated on December 30, 2022 in a post: “Ray Epps confessed to Jan. 6 Committee he ‘orchestrated’ attack on Capitol” Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2022 in Instagram post: “Freedom of Information Act requests show a dozen phone calls between the cell phone of Ray Epps and the office of Speaker Pelosi in the week before #January6th” Senate Majority PAC stated on October 19, 2022 in Political ad: Says "Ron Johnson is making excuses for rioters who tried to overthrow our government, even calling them ‘peaceful protests.’” Viral image stated on October 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: A photo shows David DePape filming the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a post: Video shows Marjorie Taylor Greene planted pipe bombs at Republican and Democratic party headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021. 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.” Ron Johnson stated on October 4, 2022 in Public statement: "To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate." Facebook posts stated on October 6, 2022 in a video: The Jan. 6 hearing “was abruptly canceled after it was revealed that news networks would not be showing it.” Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pelosi’s panel ready to arrest Trump.”
Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2024 in a press conference: Says his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the White House Ellipse drew the “same number of people,” as the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
Social Media stated on June 10, 2024 in a post: Video shows Rep. Nancy Pelosi “takes responsibility for not having the National Guard” at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Facebook posts stated on April 5, 2024 in a post: Photos of Pennsylvania vote tallies on CNN prove the 2020 election was stolen.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 5, 2024 in a statement on his website: On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.”
Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2024 in a Facebook post: The Jan. 6 committee “suppressed testimony” from former Deputy Chief of Staff Anthony Ornato that proves former President Donald Trump pushed for 10,000 National Guard troops at the Capitol.
Facebook posts stated on March 3, 2024 in Facebook post: Nancy Pelosi is responsible for Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Viral image stated on March 6, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows President Joe Biden delivering new remarks on the Capitol insurrection.
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on December 6, 2023 in the Republican presidential primary debate in Alabama: “Jan. 6 now does look like it was an inside job.”
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.
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.”
Rebecca Cooke stated on September 1, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: "Derrick Van Orden is one of the only members of Congress who participated in the deadly January 6th insurrection. He now serves in the building he tried to burn down."
Instagram posts stated on September 23, 2023 in an Instagram reel: “They brought in 25,000 (National Guard members) because Biden couldn't get enough people to his inauguration.”
Vivek Ramaswamy stated on August 27, 2023 in an interview on Meet the Press: Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021, could have approved the 2020 electoral votes on the condition that Congress pass an overhaul of election law.
Jack Posobiec stated on August 1, 2023 in a tweet: Judge Tanya Chutkan “is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C., who has sentenced Jan. 6 defendants to sentences longer than the government had requested.”
Benny Johnson stated on June 3, 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.”
TikTok posts stated on April 19, 2023 in a video: Video shows Nancy Pelosi saying, “I’ve given a shoot-to-kill order for any breach of the speaker’s lobby,” on Jan. 6, 2021.
Cameron Sexton stated on March 30, 2023 in an interview: Actions of the Tennessee state legislators who protested against gun violence were “at least equivalent” to the actions of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.
Facebook posts stated on March 7, 2023 in a Facebook post: “The January 6 committee disbanded immediately after the new footage was released.”
Tucker Carlson stated on March 6, 2023 in a segment on "Tucker Carlson Tonight": Capitol Police officers “helped” QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley and “acted as his tour guides.”
X posts stated on January 8, 2023 in a tweet: Photo shows a copycat ‘QAnon shaman’ at attack on Brazil’s capital.
Instagram posts stated on December 30, 2022 in a post: “Ray Epps confessed to Jan. 6 Committee he ‘orchestrated’ attack on Capitol”
Instagram posts stated on October 28, 2022 in Instagram post: “Freedom of Information Act requests show a dozen phone calls between the cell phone of Ray Epps and the office of Speaker Pelosi in the week before #January6th”
Senate Majority PAC stated on October 19, 2022 in Political ad: Says "Ron Johnson is making excuses for rioters who tried to overthrow our government, even calling them ‘peaceful protests.’”
Viral image stated on October 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: A photo shows David DePape filming the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a post: Video shows Marjorie Taylor Greene planted pipe bombs at Republican and Democratic party headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021.
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.”
Ron Johnson stated on October 4, 2022 in Public statement: "To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate."
Facebook posts stated on October 6, 2022 in a video: The Jan. 6 hearing “was abruptly canceled after it was revealed that news networks would not be showing it.”
Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Pelosi’s panel ready to arrest Trump.”
