“The DC looting was staged” by antifa”
Jonathan Wichmann
Potential gubernatorial candidate. a YouTube video. Claim dated 9 Jan 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
This is conspiratorial nonsense. There is no credible evidence that the crowd was infiltrated or led by antifa activists in disguise.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Jonathan Wichmann (Potential gubernatorial candidate) made this claim around 9 January 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 January 2021. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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