More than a year after hundreds of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, false claims that antifa, a group of loosely affiliated, far-left-leaning activists, was involved in the Jan. 6 attack have resurfaced on social media.
A Facebook video shared July 15 shows a group of Jan. 6 rioters inside the Capitol discussing the building's layout. "Where are the floor plans?" one man in the video asks, and another man shouts, "There is a door to the right. Let's go."
Other scenes in the video include a woman in a red sweater holding up a phone and another woman shouting instructions through a bullhorn on how rioters could enter other parts of the building.
"Antifa was ALREADY inside the Capitol with floor plans dressed as TRUMP supporters. I honestly hope you are all starting to get this now," reads text bordering the clip. "This was 100% a setup."
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The post generated over 17,000 views and 1,000 shares in less than a week.
But the claim is baseless.
Security experts told USA TODAY antifa was not involved in the Jan. 6 attack, and USA TODAY and other news outlets have repeatedly debunked the claim that antifa agitators played a role in the riot. The footage provides no evidence to support the claim. It shows pro-Trump rioters as the attack was...
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