Updated
Fact check: Bus near Capitol ahead of inauguration is probably a National Guard troop transporter, not a ‘prison bus’
By Reuters Staff
Update Jan. 20: Including statement by Federal Bureau of Prisons in paragraph 10.
A National Guard member patrols around the U.S. Capitol building ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS
Social media users have been sharing photos and videos of a bus driving outside the Capitol the day before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, describing it as a “prison bus”. A spokesperson for the National Guard, however, said the bus looks like one of their standard troop transport buses.