Posted on Dec 25, 2023
Jan. 6 rioters the far right claimed were antifa keep getting unmasked as Trump supporters
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Misinformation about the Capitol attack continues to go viral on the right, but the claims are slowly getting debunked, federal case by federal case.
In nearly three years since a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election, far-right figures have made a claim that flies in the face of reality: That the Jan. 6 attack was actually driven by far-left antifa activists dressed up like Trump supporters, or by federal agents dressed up like Trump supporters, or by some combination thereof.
The only trouble with the conspiracy? The feds keep arresting these supposedly far-left agitators, and the rioters' own social media posts and FBI affidavits show they're just Trump supporters.
"Suspected ANTIFA trying to break windows at the Capitol," wrote one Jan. 6 participant on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in recent weeks, posting an old video that showed two black-clad men smashing at a window near the lower west tunnel, where some of the worst violence took place on Jan. 6.
In nearly three years since a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election, far-right figures have made a claim that flies in the face of reality: That the Jan. 6 attack was actually driven by far-left antifa activists dressed up like Trump supporters, or by federal agents dressed up like Trump supporters, or by some combination thereof.
The only trouble with the conspiracy? The feds keep arresting these supposedly far-left agitators, and the rioters' own social media posts and FBI affidavits show they're just Trump supporters.
"Suspected ANTIFA trying to break windows at the Capitol," wrote one Jan. 6 participant on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in recent weeks, posting an old video that showed two black-clad men smashing at a window near the lower west tunnel, where some of the worst violence took place on Jan. 6.
Jan. 6 rioters the far right claimed were antifa keep getting unmasked as Trump supporters
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One example not in article is the spear wielding shaman.
https://www.newsweek.com/qshaman-washington-antifa-protest-qanon-1559599
https://www.newsweek.com/qshaman-washington-antifa-protest-qanon-1559599
'QAnon Shaman' Who Stormed Capitol Denies He Is Antifa
Jake Angeli has been spotted at a number of right-wing protests showing support for QAnon and wearing his horned hat.
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LTC Eugene Chu
..."Yes, Jacob Angeli Chansley, also known as the “QAnon Shaman,” is running for Congress in Arizona’s Eighth District1"...
..."Yes, Jacob Angeli Chansley, also known as the “QAnon Shaman,” is running for Congress in Arizona’s Eighth District1"...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."In the lead-up to Jan. 6, authorities were primarily worried about a replay of clashes that took between pro-Trump and anti-Trump protesters in Washington, D.C., in November and December of 2020. But the reality on Jan. 6 was that most left-wing activists stayed away, knowing they’d be far outnumbered. Acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue later said that open-source intelligence suggested that Jan. 6 "would essentially be a one-sided protest," which was a "relief" because, in their mind, it lessened the potential for violence.
Many Trump supporters, on the other hand, came to the nation's capital expecting to see antifa around every corner. The fact that the pro-Trump Proud Boys talked about going to Jan. 6 "incognito" and dressed in black only confused more typical Trump supporters, or "normies," as the Proud Boys call them. The constant coverage of Black Lives Matter and anti-Trump protests on conservative media led to a funhouse mirror effect, with Trump supporters saying in videos, social media posts and in court that they were primed to see antifa all over Washington when they were looking at their fellow Trump supporters.
“I was going to be super hard and go punch a antifa terrorist in the face. And I end up being the terrorist," former West Virginia Councilman Eric Barber, later sentenced to 45 days in prison, said in his FBI interview. "Plot twist, huh?”
CORRECTION (Dec. 23, 2023, 9:22 a.m. ET): A previous version of this article misspelled the last name of the former acting deputy attorney general. His name is Richard Donoghue, not Donohue."
..."In the lead-up to Jan. 6, authorities were primarily worried about a replay of clashes that took between pro-Trump and anti-Trump protesters in Washington, D.C., in November and December of 2020. But the reality on Jan. 6 was that most left-wing activists stayed away, knowing they’d be far outnumbered. Acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue later said that open-source intelligence suggested that Jan. 6 "would essentially be a one-sided protest," which was a "relief" because, in their mind, it lessened the potential for violence.
Many Trump supporters, on the other hand, came to the nation's capital expecting to see antifa around every corner. The fact that the pro-Trump Proud Boys talked about going to Jan. 6 "incognito" and dressed in black only confused more typical Trump supporters, or "normies," as the Proud Boys call them. The constant coverage of Black Lives Matter and anti-Trump protests on conservative media led to a funhouse mirror effect, with Trump supporters saying in videos, social media posts and in court that they were primed to see antifa all over Washington when they were looking at their fellow Trump supporters.
“I was going to be super hard and go punch a antifa terrorist in the face. And I end up being the terrorist," former West Virginia Councilman Eric Barber, later sentenced to 45 days in prison, said in his FBI interview. "Plot twist, huh?”
CORRECTION (Dec. 23, 2023, 9:22 a.m. ET): A previous version of this article misspelled the last name of the former acting deputy attorney general. His name is Richard Donoghue, not Donohue."
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