“The FBI “spent more time investigating” the Jan. 6 Capitol attack than 9/11.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 24 Aug 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The FBI’s 9/11 investigation began Sept. 11, 2001, the day of the attacks, and to some extent it is still being investigated. The FBI’s Jan. 6 investigation began the day of the attack and continues today.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 August 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 September 2022, 22 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://web.archive.org/web/20220829153907/https://www.facebook.com/libertyviral/posts/pf…
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