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Live Updates: Jan. 6 Capitol Riots Fact Checks

Violence broke out and a mob breached the perimeter in Washington, D.C., as Congress began the presidential electoral vote count.

Snopes Staff

Published Jan 6, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fly a U.S. flag with a symbol from the group QAnon as they gather outside the U.S. Capitol January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress will hold a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators have said they will reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

On Jan. 6, 2021, Congress began the electoral process to count votes for the president of the United States. Journalists on the ground reported that the U.S. Capitol Building was in lockdown, and that Trump-supporting rioters had broken down barriers. This liveblog will be updated when news comes in.

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Fact Check: Were Requests to Deploy National Guard Initially Denied?

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Fact Check: Did Trump Say He Loved Capitol Mob?

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Fact Check: Did Rudy Giuliani Call for a 'Trial by Combat'?

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Fact Check: Did Police Munitions Light Up the Capitol During Riots?

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Fact Check: Did Twitter Temporarily Ban Trump?

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Fact Check: Does Video Show Capitol Police Opening Gates for Rioters?

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https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1346988690187431937
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News: Former President Barack Obama Reacts to Capitol Violence

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https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1346983894298595330
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News: Stephanie Grisham, Chief of Staff for Melania Trump, Resigns

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https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1346977769989791744
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News: West Virginia Lawmaker Among Rioters in Capitol

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Fact Check: Did Apple Block Directions to US Capitol?

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News: RNC Releases Statement on Capitol Violence

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News: VP Press Sec Says Pence Has Returned to Senate

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https://twitter.com/VPPressSec/status/1346972967817924608
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News: Capitol Has Seen Violence over 220 Years, But Not Like This

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Fact Check: Does Pic Show National Guard Troops Protecting Lincoln Memorial During BLM Protests?

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Fact Check: Did Trump Threaten to Prosecute Anyone Who Damaged Federal Buildings?

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Fact Check: Do Photos Show Guns Drawn in US House Chamber?

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Fact Check: Was a Noose Hung Across from the US Capitol?

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News: Speaker Pelosi Says "We Should Proceed Tonight"

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https://twitter.com/grace_panetta/status/1346962075424210946?s=20
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Fact Check: Did Georgia Poll Workers Hide ‘Suitcases’ of Ballots From Republican Observers?

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Fact Check: Did Trump Tell Supporters to Storm US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021?

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https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1346957638853152769
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News: Former President George W. Bush Issues Statement

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Fact Check: Does a Photo Show Rioter Snatching a Podium in the US Capitol?

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News: NBC News Reports Woman Killed at Capitol

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Fact Check: Did Pence Unfollow Trump on Twitter Following Jan. 6 DC Riots?

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https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1346951572824104963
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News: Facebook VP of Integrity Confirms Removal of Trump Video

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News: Update on Capitol Security

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https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1346948406179057665
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News: Hillary Clinton Tweets on Capitol Violence

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https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1346947444664369152
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Fact Check: Did Rioters Break into US Capitol Using American Flagpole?

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https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1346943549971996672
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News: VP-elect Kamala Harris Tweets about Violence

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https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1346942453241274370
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Fact Check: Was the Confederate Flag Raised at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.?

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https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1346941180823613445
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Fact Check: Can Veep Play the ‘Pence Card’ and Reject US Election Results?

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Voter Fraud Rumors Stories

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Fact Check: Did Ivanka Trump Call a Capitol-Storming Mob 'Patriots'?

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Fact Check: Were Shots Fired Inside Capitol During Electoral Count Riots?

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https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1346934584462761985
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News: Rep. Ilhan Omar Calls for Trump Impeachment

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https://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1346934098384793606
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Fact Check: Was Pence Rushed out of Capitol?

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https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1346930057969885185
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News: Trump Posts Video on Social Media

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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1346928882595885058
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Fact Check: Did an Antifa Flyer Tell ‘Comrades’ to Pose as Trump Supporters and Riot After Election Day?

https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1346927961337954304
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News: President-elect Biden Addresses Capitol Violence

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https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1346926331842461709
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Fact Check: Was a Cross Erected in Front of Capitol Building at Jan. 6 Protests?

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https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1346924024090275842
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AP: National Guard, federal police en route

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Fact Check: Were Pro-Trump Mobs Storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 Actually Antifa?

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https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1346921753801596931
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Fact Check: Did Sinclair Lewis Say This about Fascism in America?

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Fact Check: 50,000 Ballots Suspiciously Appeared in Georgia?

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https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1346918732619243523
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News: VP Pence Tweets about Capitol Violence

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https://twitter.com/Mike_Pence/status/1346918219991420928
https://twitter.com/Mike_Pence/status/1346918222432374785
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News: Rioter Photographed in Chamber

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https://twitter.com/igorbobic/status/1346906369232920576
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News: U.S. Capitol Building on Lockdown

2:37pm ET/11:37am PT
https://twitter.com/snopes/status/1346903727169409024
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News: VP Pence Rushed off Floor

2:07pm ET/11:07am PT
https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1346898146446761994
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Fact Check: Does This Photo Show a Crowded MAGA Demonstration?

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