It has been almost one year since a mob supporting now-former President Donald Trump – fueled by baseless voter fraud claims – violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
The attack led to deaths, injuries and more than 700 arrests, and it temporarily halted Congress' certification of President Joe Biden’s Electoral College win. In the following months, a flurry of falsehoods and unfounded conspiracy theories about the riot were promoted online, where debunked claims continue to circulate.
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With the first anniversary of the Capitol riot approaching, here’s a roundup of USA TODAY’s fact checks relating to the Jan. 6 insurrection that touch on election misinformation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's role in the attack, misleading images and videos, claims about politicians, comparisons to past demonstrations and even false claims that reports predicted the attack.
Capitol rioters charged in the Jan. 6 attack have cited the baseless narrative that the 2020 presidential election was stolen by Democrats. The myth was promoted by Trump, his closest allies and conservative media personalities, all of whom relied on false claims about election technology, vote counting, mail-in ballots and voter turnout.
Biden legally won the presidential race by more than 7 million votes, and his victory was certified by...
Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP advises Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) investors that the firm is investigating potential legal claims arising from alleged false and misleading statements about the co...