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  • 2021-01-06 (xsd:date)
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  • Is This a ‘Biblical’ Crowd of Trump Supporters in Washington D.C.?... (en)
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  • Is This a ‘Biblical’ Crowd of Trump Supporters in Washington D.C.? Claim A January 6 2021 photograph shows a huge crowd of Donald Trump supporters. Rating Not True Like this fact check? Reporting As a crowd of loyalists for outgoing President Donald Trump gathered in Washington, D.C. at least one account wasted little time recycling a common disinformation tactic in order to make attendance seem much higher than it actually was. The user, carache_sonia, posted a photograph of what they claimed was the assembled crowd of Trump supporters, adding, It’s going to be Biblical: The bogus claim was quickly debunked by, among others, Florida activist and school shooting attack survivor David Hogg, who would know; as he noted , the photograph was actually taken in March 2018 at the March For Our Lives event in the same city. The photo was also featured on several websites, including Vox : While Twitter has not removed the misleading post, the platform has attached a label to it calling it manipulated media: We contacted the Metropolitan Police Department seeking more credible information on the actual size of the crowd of people who entered the city supporting Trump’s attempted coup, but have not yet heard back. However, journalists on the scene have posted credible footage of Trump supporters clashing with Capitol police — and entering Senate chambers: Police officers are holding them steps away from the Senate chamber, which is locked. Senators are inside. I see a few confederate flags. pic.twitter.com/YI7X7KmuUG — Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) January 6, 2021 Hundreds of Trump supporters have stormed the barricades at the back of the Capitol and are marching toward the building. pic.twitter.com/68nB7QyiP9 Florida is where wokes go to die... Please enable JavaScript Florida is where wokes go to die — Rebecca Tan (@rebtanhs) January 6, 2021 Trump supporters are trying to break past police lines at the Capitol building. https://t.co/kzLo2vWyfq — Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) January 6, 2021 Whoa: Trump supporters going at it with the police on the steps of the Capitol as Congress counts the Electoral College ballots inside https://t.co/LiQhaa5KkQ — philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 6, 2021 According to the Washington Post: After a few minutes of the crowds yelling USA! USA!, dozens of law enforcement descended down the steps to boos. Capitol Police ordered evacuations of two Capitol campus buildings — the Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building and the Cannon House Office Building, both just across Independence Avenue from the Capitol. Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), whose office is in the Cannon building, tweeted I just had to evacuate my office because of a pipe bomb reported outside. Trump himself added to the unrest by regurgitating his long-debunked claims of voter fraud in a speech to his supporters prior to their attempted attack on the Capitol. We will never give up, we will never concede, said Trump, whose myriad of legal challenges contesting the 2020 presidential election results have been resoundingly defeated in courts across the United States. The protesters’ incursion into the city was planned to coincide with the congressional session to certify the election results. A group of Republican loyalists has announced they plan to object to the process, an effort that the majority of lawmakers have already said they will not support. Article Sources + The March for Our Lives, Explained 'We Will Never Concede': Protesters March to Capitol as Congress Meets to Count Electoral Votes Hundreds Storm Capitol Barricades; Two Nearby Buildings Evacuated; Trump Falsely Tells Thousands He Won Ted Cruz Objects to Certification of Arizona's Electoral Votes, Initiating Effort to Challenge Joe Biden's Victory Posted in Disinformation , Fact Checks Tagged 2020 presidential election , David Hogg , donald trump , march for our lives , twitter (en)
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