Politifact

The FBI didn’t orchestrate Jan. 6, but poll shows the false belief has staying power

A new poll found that 25% of U.S. adults think the FBI “organized and encouraged” the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, despite there being no credible evidence to support that idea. Numerous ...
The Conversation

Jan. 6 was an example of networked incitement − a media and disinformation expert explains the danger of political violence orchestrated over social media

The shocking events of Jan. 6, 2021, signaled a major break from the nonviolent rallies that categorized most major protests over the past few decades. What set Jan. 6 apart was the president of the ...
NBC News

Trump says he may free every Jan. 6 rioter. His team is eyeing 'case-by-case' pardons.

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump, who is currently facing felony criminal charges in connection with Jan. 6, said that, if elected, he'd "absolutely" consider pardoning every single one of ...
Politifact

The Jan. 6 Capitol attack: A year of debunking false narratives

On Jan. 6, 2021, PolitiFact journalists were waiting to fact-check comments from senators and House members as they counted electoral votes and certified Joe Biden as president. Instead we watched, ...
The New York Times

First Jan. 6 Rioter to Enter Capitol Gets More Than 4 Years in Prison

Michael Sparks, 47, was the first rioter to breach the Capitol and among the first to be confronted by the U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman. By Orlando Mayorquín The first rioter to breach ...
Time

What Happened to the Jan. 6 Rioters Arrested Since the Capitol Attack

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NBC News

Jan. 6 rioter who sought to 'incite violence' by Trump supporters sentenced to six years

WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 defendant who federal prosecutors said sought to "incite violence," "instigate s---" and "foment anarchy" during the attack on the Capitol was sentenced Friday afternoon to six ...
Fox News

Jan. 6 Capitol riot – one year later, DC remains on edge

It’s been one year since a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an apparent effort to thwart the certification of President Biden's presidential win. One of the rioters was fatally shot ...
The Washington Post

New Jan. 6 report cites some FBI missteps before attack on Capitol

The FBI has a system called the Guardian Program that it uses to catalogue, track and share incoming tips about domestic threats. The existence of a Guardian is rarely revealed publicly, but The ...
Politico

DOJ has a near-perfect record in Jan. 6 cases. But it’s starting to stumble.

Federal prosecutors have brought more than 1,200 criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot with nearly unbroken success in the courtroom — until now. Three years after a pro-Donald Trump ...
Time

Jan. 6 Committee's Plan to Stop the Next Attack on Democracy

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