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a list of massacres in the u.s. purported to be done with an ar-15

Were AR-15s Used in These Mass Shootings? A viral meme asserted that AR-15 style weapons have frequently been used to commit deadly...

Mostly True

Does a Viral Meme Accurately Describe Police Treatment of White, Black Suspects? Discrepancies in the way police treat suspects of difference races were the subject of a...

Mostly True

Was Robert Aaron Long a registered Democrat?

Was Atlanta Shooting Suspect Robert Aaron Long a ‘Registered Democrat’? Claiming suspects in high-profile crimes are "registered Democrats" is a long-running disinformation trope.

Unproven

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...

Were 11 Iranians Arrested at US-Mexico Border? Citizens from special interest countries illegally crossing into the U.S. by way of Mexico is...

True

Is Alleged Capitol Rioter Kevin Seefried a ‘Registered Democrat and Biden Supporter’? Seefried was photographed brandishing a Confederate flag inside the halls of Congress. Claims that he...

Unproven

Were Capitol Rioters IDed Via Online Dating Apps? One woman called it her “civic duty” to swipe through dating apps looking for men...

True

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

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