“The insurrection took place on November 3, Election Day. January 6 was the Protest!”
Donald Trump
Former president. in a statement. Claim dated 21 Oct 2021.
Washington Post rated thisFalse
What Washington Post found
One year after the attack, despite the post-attack spin, here's what is clear.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (Former president) made this claim around 21 October 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 January 2022, 77 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
Where the claim appeared
- washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/06/january-6-attack-capitol-guide-what-we…
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