“Derrick Van Orden is one of the only members of Congress who participated in the deadly January 6th insurrection. He now serves in the building he tried to burn down.”
Rebecca Cooke
Democratic congressional candidate. Claim dated 1 Sep 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
In short
Rebecca Cooke (Democratic congressional candidate) made this claim around 1 September 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 October 2023, 40 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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