“Antifa disguised as Trump supporters were involved in the riot at the capitol”
US Representative Matt Gaetz
Claim dated 6 Jan 2021.
BBC Reality Check rated thisNo evidence to support these claims.
In short
US Representative Matt Gaetz made this claim around 6 January 2021. BBC Reality Check (United Kingdom) looked into it and published its finding on 7 January 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “No evidence to support these claims.”.
Where the claim appeared
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/ACTBrigitte/status/1346921253387472897
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/RepMoBrooks/status/1347171347043115008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5…
- rev.comhttps://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/rep-matt-gaetz-speech-transcript-after-riots-at-capi…
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