January 6 Conspiracy Theories and False Narratives, One Year On
From FBI "false flag" operations and Antifa infiltrators to mysterious police suicides—was there any basis to the post-insurrection conspiracy theories?
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From FBI "false flag" operations and Antifa infiltrators to mysterious police suicides—was there any basis to the post-insurrection conspiracy theories?
Anti-fascist militancy has existed for as long as fascism has, but militant anti-fascism is still largely neglected across both academic and policy-practitioner communities.A new study says that there is a need for a more robust, evidence-based understanding of the antifa phenomenon, especially in a context where militant anti-Fascist protest in the United States has been conflated with “domestic terrorism.” Anti-fascist militancy has existed for as long as fascism has, but militant anti-fascism is still largely neglected across both academic and policy-practitioner communities. Ariel K...
By Reuters Staff 12 Min Read Social media users have been sharing content online that suggests those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 were Antifa, not Trump supporters. Many have been using compilations of pictures as purported evidence, but examination of these images shows they do not support this claim. Meanwhile, the FBI has said there is “no indication at this time” that Antifa had played a role in the mob that stormed the Capitol. An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of President Trump gather at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, January 6. R...
Fact Check: Were Rioters at the Capitol Antifa Members in Disguise as Gaetz says? On 1/7/21 at 7:50 PM EST The theory spread through Facebook, Twitter and into Congress. The Claim During his post-raid election-certification speech in which he objected to Arizona's electoral votes, Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)advanced the theory that some people who invaded the Capitol were antifa, according to a Washington Times story that was later retracted. "I don't know if the reports are true, but The Washington Times has just reported some pretty compelling evidence from a facial recognition com...
AP Photo/Julio Cortez We’ve reported on the facts and the false stories regarding the question of Antifa at the Capitol protest/riot and we also said if we had more information we’d report more. As we previously reported, the ’horn guy’ who infamously made it into the Senate chamber and was featured in many pictures with horns on his head and paint on his face is an actor and a known Trump and Q supporter. There is a picture of him at a BLM protest, but he was there as a counter-protester holding a Q sign. The sign was cropped out of the picture that went viral on social media.