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Capitol attack

The violent incident at the Capitol and its relation to QAnon.

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Jan 17, 2026
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how many j6 defendants work for ICE

There is no publicly available, confirmed tally of how many January 6 defendants currently work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); reporting shows House Democrats demanding documents ...

Jan 27, 2026
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did trump ask for the national gaurd on jan 5th

participated in discussions about deployments for in the days before the and told leadership to be prepared, but there is no clear, contemporaneous evidence that he formally requested or signed an ord...

Feb 7, 2026

How did platform moderation policies change after Pizzagate and QAnon incidents?

’s real-world violence in 2016 and the mass mobilization around accelerated a shift in platform moderation from limited content-labeling and de-amplification toward explicit bans and account takedowns...

Feb 4, 2026

Has DHS provided Sen Raskin employees arrested Jan 6

has formally demanded that and produce records about whether individuals charged or pardoned in the attack have been hired into DOJ or DHS, and whether DHS has allowed federal law enforcement to wear ...

Feb 3, 2026

What specific social-media moderation decisions affected the spread of Pizzagate and early QAnon posts?

Social-media moderation choices — a mix of early permissiveness on anonymous and mainstream platforms, targeted removals, delayed enforcement, and later broad crackdowns — played a decisive role in bo...

Jan 27, 2026

What security upgrades were funded after Jan. 6 and how much did each measure cost?

moved quickly after to pour roughly $1.9–$2.1 billion into Capitol-related security: -passed emergency supplemental totaled $1.9 billion , and the final enacted package was reported at about $2.1 bill...

Jan 22, 2026

Did the president or the secretary of defense control Guard activation on January 6, 2021?

The legal authority to activate the rested with the President, but on the operational decision-making and gating authority in practice rested with the and its acting secretary — — whose memos and the ...