Fact-check: Fox News and Republican lawmakers push new false flag conspiracy...

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Marshall Cohen
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FACT-CHECK: Here's my breakdown on the latest conspiracy theory about 1/6 from Fox News and GOP lawmakers. They're now claiming the deadly attack was a false-flag operation led by the FBI. Their theory is based on a ridiculous misreading of court filings.

Fact-check: Fox News and Republican lawmakers push new false flag conspiracy that FBI orchestrated...
Fox News, right-wing websites and Republican lawmakers are promoting a new false flag conspiracy that the FBI orchestrated the deadly assault on the US Capitol.
cnn.com
5:24 AM · Jun 17, 2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/17/politics/tucker-carlson-capitol-insurrection-conspiracy/index.html

Washington (CNN) — Fox News, right-wing websites and Republican lawmakers are promoting a new false flag conspiracy that the FBI orchestrated the deadly assault on the US Capitol.

The haywire theory originated from an article published Monday by Revolver News, a right-wing website. From there, it was picked up by Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who used his opening segment on Tuesday night to slam the FBI, saying it played a role in the January 6 attack.

Several Republican lawmakers quickly piled on. They entered the article into the congressional record, tweeted about the Fox News segment, condemned the FBI agents who supposedly "organized and participated" in the Capitol attack, and demanded answers from the FBI director.

But here's the problem: The underlying article was nothing more than a conspiratorial web of unproven claims, half-truths and inaccurate drivel about perceived bombshells in court filings.

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[Dustlawyer]

1. Like another post here said, it was Antifa; it was BLM; it was a peaceful tourist picnic; and

now it’s the FBI. They are flinging shite at the wall hoping it sticks.

[ace3csusm]

5. Big Foot better watch out they may blame him next...

Surprised they havent blamed OBama

[TheRealNorth]

2. Burying the truth in bullshit...

Is their M.O. now.

[-misanthroptimist]

3. Fox and Carlson truly are doing Vlad's work

[Martin68]

4. Yawn. The only reason absurd and laughable theories like this matter is that wingnuts will

believe it to be true - because anything is better than acknowledging your party was complicit in an attempt to overturn a presidential election through violence.

[struggle4progress]

6. PSA

[twodogsbarking]

7. Gnomes attacked the Capitol.

Next on FOX.

[Karma13612]

8. Haha!

[twodogsbarking]

9. Antifa Gnomes.