“Video shows U.S. Capitol Police gave protesters OK to enter.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 16 May 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
A video clip from inside of the Capitol on Jan. 6 shows officers speaking to one group of rioters who are already in the building. It is not evidence that the mob was given the OK to enter the Capitol.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 May 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 May 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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