“A bodyguard of a high-ranking Democrat in Congress fired the shot that killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 11 Jul 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Officials haven't released the identity of the person who fired the gunshot that killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6, but the Capitol Police confirmed the person was not assigned to any Congress member’s security detail.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 July 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 July 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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