Was Richard Barnett Sentenced to 82 Months in Prison Without Parole? An unsourced rumor on social media stirred up hope that one of the 2021 Capitol attackers had already faced consequences.
‘Casual Reminder That in 1861, 11 Senators and 3 Representatives Were Expelled from Congress for Failing to Recognize Lincoln’s Election and Supporting Insurrection’ A screenshot of a tweet claiming eleven senators and three Congressmen were expelled in 1861 for "failing to recognize" the election of Abraham Lincoln and "supporting insurrection" went viral on Imgur and Reddit in February 2021.
Was AOC ‘Not in the Capitol’ During Riots on January 6 2021? After Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Instagram Live went viral, right-wing activists pushed baseless rumors that she "wasn't in the Capitol" during the attempted coup.
Who Ordered the National Guard to Sleep in a DC Parking Garage? Bipartisan condemnation followed news National Guard members were relegated to a cold parking garage with one bathroom for 500 to 1,000 National Guardsmen.
‘Before Capitol Rioters Beat an Officer to Death, BLM Protesters Formed a Human Barricade Around a Cop Separated From Other Police’ After insurrectionists beat a Capitol Police officer to death with a fire extinguisher, a story about Black Lives Matter barricading a lone cop at a protest recirculated.
TeamTrumpNews Parler Post: ‘I Have Invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807’ Screenshots of fake Donald Trump accounts proliferated after he was banned from Twitter, among them a purported Parler post claiming that the outgoing president had "invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807."
Did a Texas Newspaper Claim “Members of Antifa’ Were Attacking the Capitol? The "Tyler Morning Telegraph" took some creative liberties with an Associated Press photograph.
Did Chuck E Cheese Issue a Statement on the Capitol Riots? Social media users lauded the restaurant chain for a purported statement condemning insurrection at the Capitol on January 6 2021.
Has Vice President Mike Pence Unfollowed President Donald Trump on Twitter? According to third-party services and Twitter's "Following," Pence did not follow Trump on January 6 2021 (but he later re-followed Trump).
