“NPR posted a story about the Capitol breach before it happened.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“Black Lives Matter protesters outside the White House faced a more militarized response than rioters who assaulted the Capitol.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: There were signs that unrest could come with both groups, but only the BLM protesters nearly immediately faced police in riot gear with shields deploying chemical agents.
“Says Mike Pence changed “his Twitter banner photo to Biden and Harris.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Portland’s mayor after demonstrations there “urging him to stick to the proven Democratic Play book.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Trump signs Insurrection Act - General Flynn to be appointed vice president.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Video shows man upset because he was added to the no-fly list for storming the Capitol.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“The DC looting was staged” by antifa”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: This is conspiratorial nonsense. There is no credible evidence that the crowd was infiltrated or led by antifa activists in disguise.
“A CNN chyron said, “Antifa has just taken responsibility for storming Capital Hill.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“In more than 60 cases, judges “looked at the allegations that Trump was making and determined they were without any merit.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: Biden’s figure is correct. Trump wasn't an official plaintiff in all of them; some were his allies or supporters echoing Trump’s claims. The lawsuits failed for various reasons. Mainly, the allegations lacked proof.
“Kamala Harris is planning to use the 25th Amendment against Joe Biden and appoint Mike Pence as her vice president.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: In October 2019, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed Act 77 to permit no-excuse, mail-in voting.
“The FBI just confirmed that it was ANTIFA, not Trump supporters, who breached the Capitol.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“The Simpsons predicted the Capitol riots.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: A photo shows Simpsons character Groundskeeper Willie dressed in the exact same horned garb as a costume donned by one of the Pro-Trump rioters who breached the building. The photo is doctored.
“The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A plain-clothes officer shot and killed a 35-year-old San Diego woman as she climbed over a barricade inside the U.S. Capitol. The Capitol Police chief said the shots were fired by an officer with his agency.
“This election actually was not unusually close.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: By most metrics — including electoral votes, the popular vote margin, the percentage of the vote he won, and the margins in the seven closest states — Biden did put up impressive numbers compared with recent candidates.
“1776 flag flying over White House!” in January 2021. “Revolution Signal.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“39% of Americans … 31% of independents ... 17% of Democrats believe the election was rigged.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The percentage of people who said the election outcome was “the result of illegal voting or election rigging” is much lower than the numbers Cruz cited.
“A facial recognition firm “confirmed antifa infiltrated the Trump rally in D.C.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a horned fur cap is an “Antifa thug.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire