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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Social media posts claim Antifa, a far-left movement, stormed the US Capitol. But there is extensive visual evidence that Donald Trump loyalists some with hats or flags identifying them as such breached the building where Congress meets, while images and a video provided as proof of Antifa involvement actually show two supporters of the president and a man allegedly linked to a skinhead group.
“Indisputable photographic evidence that antifa violently broke into Congress today to inflict harm & do damage. NOT @realDonaldTrump supporters,” pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood wrote on January 6, 2021 in a tweet that included two images.
After rioters stormed the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz suggested at least some might have been members of Antifa posing as supporters of President Donald Trump a claim that since has been debunked.
As he has done since early on in Trump s campaign for office, Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, stood firmly behind the president even in the wake of Wednesday s events. This morning President Trump explicitly called for demonstrations and protests to be peaceful, he told colleagues in a speech following the removal of demonstrators from the Capitol. He was far more explicit in his calls for peace than some of the BLM and left-wing rioters were this summer when we saw violence sweep across this nation.
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 company that some of the people who breached the Capitol today were not Trump supporters they were masquerading as Trump supporters and, in fact, were members of the violent terrorist group antifa, he said.
Trump supporters, not Antifa, were behind US Capitol chaos
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Trump supporters, not Antifa, were behind US Capitol chaos
(AFP) - Social media posts claim Antifa, a far-left movement, stormed the US Capitol. But Donald Trump loyalists some with hats or flags identifying them as such breached the building where Congress meets, and images provided as evidence of Antifa involvement show one man who is a supporter of the president and another who is allegedly linked to a skinhead group.
“Indisputable photographic evidence that antifa violently broke into Congress today to inflict harm & do damage. NOT @realDonaldTrump supporters,” pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood wrote on January 6, 2020 in a tweet that included two images.