“Photos show that Police Officer Michael Fanone and a man who walked through the Capitol with a Confederate battle flag on Jan. 6 are the "SAME GUY!!”
Social media posts
Claim dated 2 Aug 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Social media posts are spreading the false claim that a police officer who responded to the Capitol breach on Jan. 6 was really part of the rioting crowd. The photos they use actually show two different people.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 August 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 August 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.