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No, FBI Did Not Uncover 256 Emails Between Rep. Schiff, Jeffrey Epstein A routine review of content labeled satire.

Labeled Satire

Are the Trumps Looting the White House? A photograph of someone carrying a bust of Abraham Lincoln out of the White House...

Miscaptioned

Were Panic Buttons Removed From Democratic Lawmaker’s Office Prior to Insurrection? The circumstances under which the buttons were allegedly "torn out" of U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley's...

Did Clarence Thomas’ Wife Ginni Sponsor 80 Buses to Capitol Riots? The wife of the Supreme Court justice has been a vocal activist for fringe right-wing...

False

Was ‘Hang Mike Pence’ Chanted at Capitol Riot? Photojournalists also captured images of a gallows erected outside the Capitol.

True

Do Photos Show Rioters with Zip Cuffs at US Capitol? Photographs of the insurrectionist mob that stormed the Capitol showed several rioters ready with zip-tie...

True

Were Requests To Deploy National Guard Initially Denied During Capitol Riots? Law enforcement was criticized for its slow response as chaos unfolded at the U.S. Capitol...

Mixture

Was the Confederate Flag Raised at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.? As a pro-Trump mob stormed the government building, the flag was visible in different places.

True

No, This Isn’t an ‘Arrest Warrant’ for Joe Biden A YouTuber has posted multiple bogus warrants for high-profile figures and companies.

False

Was a Man in a Trump-Shaped Floatie Charged with Assault for Breathing on People? One of those stories you couldn't make up if you tried.

True

Was Biden Staffer Dallas Jones Arrested for Voter Fraud? A photo of Cuba Gooding Jr. was used as evidence to support an error-filled claim...

False

Did a BLM Member Kill 3 People at a Retired Police Officer’s Bar? The fatal shooting of three people was politicized when rumors circulated on social media.

Mixture