A year after the Capitol riot, former President Donald Trump promoted a misleading and unproven claim about Georgia’s 2020 election.
Author: McKenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY
Fact check roundup: Debunking false narratives about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
In the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, USA TODAY fact-checked a wide array of conspiracy theories and false narratives. Here’s a look.
Fact check: Trump repeats false claim that Pelosi rejected request for National Guard ahead of Jan. 6
Donald Trump recently repeated the false claim that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected his request for 10,000 National Guard troops ahead of Jan. 6.
Fact check: Workers fired for refusing a vaccine are unlikely to qualify for unemployment
Employment experts say workers who are fired for refusing a vaccine are generally ineligible for unemployment benefits, but there are some exceptions.
Fact check: Image falsely claims to show Harris and Pelosi sleeping during Biden’s speech to Congress
A viral image of VP Kamala Harris and Speaker Nancy Pelosi with their eyes closed is being falsely used on social media to claim they were asleep.
Fact check: Flipped photo falsely claims Biden has a body double and is left-handed
A viral photo of Joe Biden has been digitally flipped to make him look left-handed, and to make the false claim that he has a body double.
Fact check: Altered image makes false claim about Time magazine’s Person of the Year
While health care workers were selected as Guardians of the Year, they were not chosen as Person of the Year, as a Facebook post claims.
Fact check: Dolly Parton helped fund Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine research
A large donation made in April by Dolly Parton caught the attention of social media users after Moderna announced a promising new COVID-19 vaccine.
Fact check: Can banks keep stimulus payments to collect on outstanding fees and debts?
It’s true: A loophole in the coronavirus stimulus package could aid debt collectors in seizing payments under the new law.