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Capitol riot investigations

Investigations into the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, including the role of the FBI and fact-checking organizations.

Fact-Checks

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Jan 30, 2026
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How many FBI paid informants,agents, and agitators were in the January 6th protest crowd

concluded there were no undercover employees embedded in the January 6, 2021, protest or at , but it also found 26 confidential human sources (paid FBI informants) were in that day; a small number of ...

Jan 26, 2026
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What role did Antifa play in the 2020 US presidential election protests?

, a decentralized anti-fascist tendency rather than a formal organization, played no demonstrable organizational role in the wave of protests and violence surrounding the ; repeated official and indep...

Jan 23, 2026
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What federal records or court filings exist about cash seizures at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in 2024–2026?

Federal records that reporters have cited about massive cash movements out of in 2024–2025 are chiefly screening totals obtained via FOIA and statements to reporters from officials; those records show...

Jan 31, 2026

What investigative reporting has tracked Christine Fang’s movements or current residence since 2019?

Reporting establishes that the most detailed investigative work about was published in 2020 and documents her activities in the U.S. through about 2015, but there is no authoritative public reporting ...

Jan 28, 2026

What did the Justice Department inspector general’s Jan. 6 reviews actually say about confidential human sources?

concluded that 26 FBI confidential human sources (CHSs) were in on , but found no evidence that had undercover employees orchestrating or directing the Capitol breach and no indication that CHSs were ...

Feb 4, 2026

Which individuals previously charged in connection with January 6 have been publicly identified as working in federal agencies since 2021, and what are their documented roles?

No source in the provided reporting identifies a person who was criminally charged in connection with and who was later publicly documented as taking a paid or official role inside a since 2021; the a...

Jan 10, 2026

How many FBI confidential human sources were in Washington on January 6 and what were their reported activities?

The Justice Department Office of Inspector General found that 26 FBI confidential human sources (CHSs) were in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021, and described their movements and reporting to the ...

Jan 8, 2026

Which fact-checks and investigations have traced viral social-media claims about January 6 participants working in federal law enforcement?

Multiple independent fact‑checking organizations and government oversight reports have investigated viral social‑media claims that FBI agents, informants, or other federal law‑enforcement personnel we...

Jan 7, 2026

How many FBI and CIA agents were in the crowd on J6?

Public records and watchdog reporting show that more than two dozen FBI confidential human sources (informants) were in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021 — a subset of whom entered restricted areas...

Jan 7, 2026

Were there confirmed arrests of Antifa members for the January 6 2021 riot?

There were no confirmed arrests of people identified as members of Antifa for the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot; federal investigators and subsequent charging records point to Trump supporters and far...