As the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection approaches, false claims continue to attempt to recast that day’s events and question the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.
One such claim is a viral Facebook post that says, "Jan. 6 was NOT an insurrection…but Nov. 4 at 3 a.m. was!"
The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.)
Politicians and media personalities have gone to great lengths to try to reframe the events of Jan. 6 — efforts so extensive that PolitiFact chose lies about the Capitol attack and its significance as the 2021 Lie of the Year.
Despite the efforts to downplay that day, Jan. 6 was an insurrection, with dozens of rioters armed with real and makeshift weapons trying to overturn the election. Extensive evidence includes video documentation and many eyewitness accounts.
On the flip side, the 2020 presidential election was not an insurrection. Joe Biden was legally elected president. Late-night spikes in voting results reflected the effort to count unprecedented numbers of mail-in ballots, and are not proof of election fraud.
The idea that the election was the "real" insurrection originated with former President Donald Trump, who first said it in early October. Then, on Oct. 21, Trump issued a statement that said, "The insurrection took place on November 3, Election Day. January 6 was the Protest!"
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