It’s been one year since we watched, along with everyone else, as rioters overran the U.S. Capitol, fueled by misinformation from then-President Donald Trump and a storm of pro-Trump media. politifact.com/article/2022/j… #January6th #Jan6thCommittee
We’ve spent the past year examining the events of Jan. 6, debunking false claims of election fraud in 2020, and trying to understand how misinformation — much of it spread online — spurred such real-life consequences. Here are some highlights:
As Jan. 6 unfolded, we tracked many claims about election results and who was to blame for the Capitol siege. Here’s our coverage and debunking from Jan. 6: politifact.com/article/2021/j…
(Donald Trump was wrong that he had won the election by a landslide; he’d actually lost rather decisively.) politifact.com/factchecks/202…
Do you have family or friends who still believe Trump’s Big Lie around the election being “stolen”?
Some claimed the riot was driven by left-wing antifa activists in disguise. There was no evidence for this on Jan 6, and no evidence has been found since.
We fact-checked whether individuals were antifa activists; they turned out to be Trump supporters. politifact.com/article/2021/j…
We fact-checked whether individuals were antifa activists; they turned out to be Trump supporters. politifact.com/article/2021/j…
Democrats described a three-hour delay in response from the National Guard to what was happening at the Capitol. We found this is essentially accurate. However, our detailed timeline shows there are some nuances, including two separate delays in response. politifact.com/article/2021/m…
On Jan. 6, McCarthy called Trump to talk with him about the chaos at the Capitol. What was said on the call remains something of a mystery, but sworn testimony later suggested McCarthy was angry with Trump’s nonchalant response. politifact.com/article/2021/a…
By June, we had pieced together more evidence about who participated in the Capitol riots and their motivations. We read court records, looked at online profiles and interviewed friends and family of rioters. politifact.com/article/2021/j…
Some of the rioters were members of organized militia groups like the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys. They had military training and came to the Capitol organized and with armor, tools and weapons. bit.ly/3zzAQ01
Of all the media personalities who denied the significance of the Jan. 6 riots, none spoke louder than Fox News’ Tucker Carlson. He promoted multiple conspiracy theories on his show and in an on-demand series called “Patriot Purge.” Our fact-check: politifact.com/article/2021/n…
A congressional candidate, New Hampshire Republican Jason Riddle, faces federal charges for his actions that day. Riddle has pleaded guilty to two charges, demonstrating in a Capitol building and theft of government property. politifact.com/article/2021/d…
After failing to get bipartisan support for an independent commission, House Democrats pushed through a select committee. Though very different, Liz Cheney and Dem. co-chair Bennie Thompson of Mississippi have teamed up to lead the committee’s work. politifact.com/article/2021/d…
The private alarm raised by Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Brian Kilmeade on Jan. 6 was a striking departure from the public comments they delivered on the Fox News airwaves. politifact.com/article/2021/d…
Every year, PolitiFact picks one falsehood as the most important, pervasive or harmful. This year, PolitiFact picked lies about Jan. 6 and its significance: politifact.com/article/2021/d… 
We fact-checked dozens of individual claims about the Jan. 6 attacks. View them all. More will be added to this page as we complete new fact-checks. politifact.com/factchecks/lis…
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