“Video footage showing Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi hiding on Jan. 6, 2021, shows the U.S. Capitol attack “was a setup.”
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Claim dated 14 Oct 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s daughter filmed lawmakers during the attack using her handheld camera, according to the speaker’s spokesperson. There was no camera crew, and the Jan. 6 Capitol attack was not a setup.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 October 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 October 2022, 13 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/CjtBEzor37u/
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