This video was actually recorded in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
a video that showed soldiers and barricades in Washington, D.C. The misleading caption of the post read,"I just saw this on WCW Telegram page! MORE THAN 7,000 soldiers are now in D.C." The reality was that the video was recorded in early January 2021, just days afterthe same video, with one commenter responding that it showed the"calm before the storm." The full comment read,"Calm before the storm. The snakes are slithering. Let's see what happens.
A spokesperson for the U.S. National Guard Bureau told us by phone that, the miscaptioned video aside, they knew of no plan or request for soldiers to be sent to the nation's capital ahead of the upcoming elections. Any such call-up would require a request for assistance and would then need to be approved by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the spokesperson said.on the misleading rumor. They published that a spokesperson for the D.C.
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