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3 checks for “Tucker Carlson”

Checked by FactCheck.org5 Apr 2023United States Crime and security

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“Jacob Chansley's release from prison was due to videos shown by Fox News' Tucker Carlson.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: Chansley was released early to a halfway house on March 28 because of his plea agreement and prison protocols.

Checked by FactCheck.org10 Mar 2023United States Crime and security

Tucker Carlson, Fox News host

“On Jan. 6, 2021 "Capitol Police never stopped Jacob Chansley. They helped him. They acted as his tour guides.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

Checked by PolitiFact9 Mar 2023United States Crime and security

Tucker Carlson, Fox News pundit

“Capitol Police officers “helped” QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley and “acted as his tour guides.”

PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire

PolitiFact says: Evidence rebuts Tucker Carlson’s claim that Capitol Police officers acted as “tour guides” for “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley during the Capitol attack.