Jan 19, 2026
Most Viewedblm 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...
Racial justice grievances
Grievances related to racial justice, which were a focus of the 2020 protests
Fact-Checks
4 resultsJan 18, 2026
Most ViewedHow have claims of paid agitators influenced public perception and policing of Black Lives Matter protests in 2020?
Claims that protesters were “paid agitators” became a persistent narrative during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, spreading rapidly online and resurfacing historical tropes about “outside agitat...
Jan 19, 2026
"date" capitol riot blm
The U.S. Capitol was violently breached on January 6, 2021, when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building during the congressional certification of the Electoral College vote . Since ...
Jan 18, 2026
What documented examples show the impact of paid protestors on local government decision-making?
The available reporting reviewed here does not produce documented, verifiable cases in which paid protesters clearly changed local government decisions; instead the literature distinguishes between th...