Fact-checking a claim Pelosi ‘takes responsibility’ for not calling National Guard on Jan. 6, 2021 No member of Congress has the authority to activate the DC National Guard. Only the president, defense secretary and US Army secretary do. June 17, 2024 Sara Swann
RFK Jr. said that Jan. 6 ‘protestors carried no weapons.’ Evidence shows that’s not true 129 defendants charged in the attack were charged with ‘using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer’ April 9, 2024 Amy Sherman
Ray Epps is suing Fox News for defamation over Jan. 6 claims. We fact-checked those claims and others Epps was at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection. He was drawn there, the lawsuit says, because of the network’s false election claims. July 18, 2023 Jeff Cercone
Documentary footage of Pelosi on Jan. 6, 2021, doesn’t prove the attack on the Capitol was planned Alexandra Pelosi, a documentary filmmaker, filmed her mother during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. This isn’t unusual. She's done it for decades. June 9, 2023 Madison Czopek
Opinion | Did the Jan. 6 committee give social media companies a pass? A stunning report from The Washington Post counters the narrative that Twitter silenced the voices of conservatives and Trump supporters. January 18, 2023 Tom Jones
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is wrong to claim Jan. 6 was not an armed insurrection Within a week, a dozen guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition had been found on people arrested before and after the Capitol riot. October 11, 2022 D.L. Davis
A Jan. 6 committee hearing was postponed because of Hurricane Ian, not because of news networks A video claimed the Sept. 28 hearing ‘was abruptly canceled after it was revealed that news networks would not be showing it.’ That's false. October 10, 2022 Gabrielle Settles
Why does the Jan. 6 committee want to talk to Ginni Thomas? Thomas, a conservative activist married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, agreed to speak to the House select committee investigating Jan. 6. September 27, 2022 Jeff Cercone
Opinion | More fallout and media reaction from this week’s blockbuster Jan. 6 hearings There has been no shortage of opinions since Cassidy Hutchinson’s powerful testimony. June 30, 2022 Tom Jones
What is Jan. 6 hearing witness Cassidy Hutchinson’s background? Hutchinson got a job at the White House shortly after college and became a close aide to Mark Meadows, President Donald Trump’s chief of staff. June 30, 2022 Bill McCarthy
Opinion | What happens next with the Jan. 6 hearings? Will Trump be prosecuted for his role? Will his potential 2024 aspirations be ruined by these hearings? Or might they actually be emboldened? June 20, 2022 Tom Jones
Fox News carried the third Jan. 6 committee hearing as testimony featured its hosts and guests The June 16 hearing featured several revelations about Fox News’ hosts, guests, and segments in the runup to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. June 20, 2022 Bill McCarthy
Former AG Bill Barr discredited the ‘2,000 Mules’ voter fraud film in a Jan. 6 hearing The documentary alleged massive voter fraud involving ballot drop boxes and cellphone location data. As Barr detailed, it does not prove its claims. June 15, 2022 Jon Greenberg
Opinion | Jan. 6 hearings show how Fox News set off Donald Trump Not only was Fox News way ahead of everybody on calling Arizona for Biden, but it was … well, Fox News. In Trump’s mind, it was his network. June 14, 2022 Tom Jones
Opinion | Jan. 6 hearings continue today. Here’s why you should watch. It’s still stunning to think about what these hearings are about. June 13, 2022 Tom Jones
