Fox News host Tucker Carlson on March 6 aired newly released security video from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that he said was provided to him by Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Carlson used the footage to falsely portray the riot as a peaceful gathering and to continue pushing long-debunked claims, including that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.
“More than 40,000 hours of surveillance footage from in or around the Capitol have been withheld from the public. And once you see the video, you’ll understand why,” Carlson said at the start of the segment. “Taken as a whole, the video record does not support the claim that January 6th was an insurrection. In fact, it demolishes that claim.”
Carlson said his team consulted the U.S. Capitol Police about security concerns before airing the footage and were told they only needed to blur one door sign.
But a U.S. Capitol Police spokesperson told PolitiFact the agency received only one clip to review. “We repeatedly requested that any clips be shown to us first for a security review,” the spokesperson said. “So far we have only been given the ability to preview a single clip out of the multiple clips that aired.”
Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger denounced Carlson’s segment in an internal memo, saying that the opinion program “aired commentary that was filled with offensive and misleading conclusions about the January 6 attack.” He also said “Tucker Carlson Tonight” didn’t reach out to the department...
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