Approaching almost two years since the Capitol riot, here’s a roundup of USA TODAY’s fact checks relating to the insurrection.
Days after the riot, a video went viral purporting to show the Trump family celebrating amid the attack. But monitors seen in the clip as well as a timeline of the events on Jan. 6 prove the video was captured before Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol. Martial artist and actor Chuck Norris did not take part in the riot. His manager told USA TODAY he was on his ranch in Texas on Jan. 6 and confirmed that a photo on social media of a man resembling Norris is not actually him.
An image of an event flyer claiming the Capitol riot took place during a student-run Stanford Federalist Society meeting with guest speakers Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is fake.A number of hoaxes concerning the whereabouts of politicians during the Capitol riot and their responses circulated online after the insurrection. said Trump was"strongly considering" pardoning Capitol riotersTrump didn’t pardon Capitol rioters during his final days in office.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., never said Capitol rioters stole her shoes. The congresswoman’s office told USA TODAY the tweet is fake, and no shoes were taken during the attack.
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