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January 6 Capitol breach

The breach of the Capitol on January 6, 2021, involving a pro-Trump crowd and resulting in thousands of alleged crimes and multiple deaths.

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Jan 18, 2026
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Is Jack Lang a Nazi

There is no credible evidence in the provided reporting that any person named “Jack Lang” is a Nazi; the historical Australian Jack Lang was a combative Labor premier and populist in the interwar year...

Jan 19, 2026
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blm capitol riot

The question of how Black Lives Matter protests compare to the January 6 Capitol riot centers on differences of motive, tactics, participant composition, and law-enforcement response; reporting and sc...

Jan 17, 2026
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What evidence did prosecutors present about outside organizers in the Jan. 6 investigations?

Prosecutors and the House Select Committee presented a body of documentary, testimonial and multimedia evidence showing that a mix of outside organizers—militia groups, far-right activists, and rally ...

Jan 15, 2026

how many people were convicted of assaulting a police officer on jan 6

The available reporting does not provide a single, definitive tally of how many people were convicted specifically of assaulting a police officer on January 6; government and secondary sources instead...

Jan 19, 2026

What publicly released video shows Nancy Pelosi on January 6, 2021 inside the Capitol?

A publicly released video showing Nancy Pelosi inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 is documentary footage shot by her daughter, filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, for an HBO project and subsequently t...

Jan 6, 2026

Was Officer Howard Liebengood's 2021 death after January 6 ruled a homicide or not?

Officer Howard C. Liebengood’s death on January 9, 2021, was reported by multiple outlets and his family’s representatives as a suicide in the days after the January 6 Capitol breach . Federal authori...