“Capitol Police requested National Guard help prior to January 6th. That request was denied by Speaker Pelosi and her Sergeant at Arms.”
Jim Jordan
Member of the House (R-Ohio). in a tweet. Claim dated 15 Feb 2021.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made a startling claim based on zero evidence
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In short
Jim Jordan (Member of the House (R-Ohio)) made this claim around 15 February 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 March 2021, 14 days later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
Jim Jordan has 8 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 3 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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