“Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.”
Social media posts
in a Facebook post. Claim dated 8 Jan 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 January 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 January 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/EWwoT
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