Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

Andrew Paul Johnson, Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump, got life sentence for sexually abusing children

Written by: Rae Deng

March 6, 2026

According to court documents, Johnson told one of his victims he was going to receive $10 millio ...

Did former special counsel Jack Smith release all his files on Trump? Here's the truth

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 24, 2026

The claim was shared on social media — but not by reliable news outlets.

Was Jan. 6 rioter Andrew Paul Johnson arrested on child molestation charges after being pardoned by Trump?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 19, 2025

Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to a year in prison for his role in the Capitol riot.

Did Republican senators amend funding bill to allow them to sue government over Jan. 6 investigations?

Written by: Emery Winter

Nov. 13, 2025

The government funding bill passed by the Senate retroactively allows senators to sue for $500,0 ...

Report linked ex-Capitol Police officer to 'Jan. 6 pipe bomber': What we know

Written by: Megan Loe

Nov. 11, 2025

Federal authorities have since charged Brian J. Cole in connection with the bombs, and Blaze New ...

'Biden FBI' agents didn't incite violence while 'undercover' on Jan. 6

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Oct. 13, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump amplified a claim by conservative media outlets that suggested 274 u ...

FBI agents weren't 'undercover' inciting violence during Jan. 6

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Sept. 29, 2025

Conservative media outlets suggested undercover federal agents incited the insurrection. U.S. Pr ...

FBI's 'Arctic Frost' probe into Jan. 6 investigated Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA

Written by: Jack Izzo

Sept. 20, 2025

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley released whistleblower files he claimed showed the FBI investigated "th ...

Seriously, Noem didn't tell Congress Republicans voted for Jan. 6 rioters to work for ICE

Written by: Joey Esposito

June 13, 2025

Noem appeared before Congress throughout May 2025 in a series of budget hearings, but this parti ...

Noem didn't tell Congress that Republicans voted for Jan. 6 rioters to work for ICE

Written by: Joey Esposito

June 9, 2025

Noem testified in a series of hearings throughout May 2025 and made no such claim in any of them.

Liz Cheney once told fellow Republicans that Trump will be 'gone,' but 'your dishonor will remain'

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 1, 2025

She made the remark at a 2022 hearing on the investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U. ...

Trump is talking about 'compensation' for Jan. 6 rioters

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 27, 2025

The president said the rioters were "patriots."

Biden's Preemptive Pardons Don't Mean Fauci, Jan. 6 Committee Are Guilty of Crimes

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 20, 2025

Whether a pardon implies guilt is still an open question.

Trump Has Plans to Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters. Here's What He Has Said

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 6, 2025

Jan. 6, 2025, marked the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Trump Promised to Pardon Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters on Day 1 of Presidency

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Dec. 4, 2024

President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter in December 2024.

Trump Said He Doesn't Need To Tell Supporters To Be Non-Violent

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 5, 2024

Despite Trump supporters leading the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, he told reporters, "My s ...

AOC Said Jan. 6 Rioters Could've Raped or Killed Her. Some Claim She Wasn't Even at the Capitol

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Oct. 21, 2024

Where, exactly, was Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez when Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol ...

Trump Tweeted 'Remain Peaceful' on Jan. 6 After Violence Began

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 12, 2024

The former president's messaging surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot resurfaced following the Se ...

Tim Walz Said, 'My Running Mate Will Never Try To Have Me Hung by a Crowd of Her Own Supporters'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 9, 2024

Online users shared a screenshot claiming Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz posted on X about "the best pa ...

Was Trump's Jan. 6 Crowd Bigger Than for MLK's 'I Have a Dream' Speech?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 8, 2024

According to the National Park Service, the March on Washington in August 1963 drew an estimated ...