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PolitiFact, a fact-checking site that purports to be an unbiased source of information, has chosen its 2021 “Lie of the Year” and it’s a doozy.
The organization picked the one topic that could be found on every Democratic talking points sheet from January until December: The Capitol Hill riot. Specifically, they decided to select all of the claims and statements “downplaying the realities and significance of the Capitol insurrection.”
That sounds more like they are attacking anyone with a difference in opinion on just how “historical” the event was, rather than actually picking a concrete lie that can be disproven by facts. (Like many of President Joe Biden’s statements and anecdotes. Were they even in the running?)
Down the rabbit hole you go:
By the evening of Jan. 6, democracy was still standing. But the manipulation of the narrative was already underway. PolitiFact’s 2021 Lie of the Year? Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance. 🧵https://t.co/BriwueYTfi pic.twitter.com/WEGJGv0Gs8
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2021
Nearly a year later, there is zero evidence to say that Jan. 6 was an antifa operation, a tourist visit, a false flag, or an uneventful day to forget. pic.twitter.com/NZ85FSpqas
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2021
Politifact decided to divulge their reasoning for picking the topic, claiming that they had “many options” to chose from, then proceeded to only list ones that could/have been tied to Republicans or conservatives.
PolitiFact had many options to choose from for our Lie of the Year: claims that the 2020 election was stolen, claims that the COVID vaccine didn’t work, and this one, claims downplaying the realities and significance of the Capitol insurrection. pic.twitter.com/7LwmVcjp78
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2021
We picked the Jan. 6 lie for two reasons. First is the historical significance of the attack. A federal judge called it “the most significant assault on the Capitol since the War of 1812.” https://t.co/vtsfniYxrD
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2021
But never before had Americans overtaken the Capitol to hold up the electoral proceedings and threaten lawmakers. In fact, “peaceful transfer of power” has long been a hallmark phrase in describing, with pride, the American experience. pic.twitter.com/miDPE8dzcT
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2021
Despite evidence showing that dozens of rioters were armed with real and makeshift weapons as they tried to overturn the election, claims that Jan. 6 was “not an insurrection” hardened into a popular talking point.
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2021
On her show in February, Laura Ingraham said that the events of Jan. 6 paled in comparison with history’s other insurrections. In June, Fox Business Network host Maria Bartiromo said that calling Jan. 6 an armed insurrection is one of the nation’s “biggest lies.”
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2021
But it doesn’t stop there. This year’s “Lie of the Year” designation isn’t just a simple lie, it’s an indictment on anyone with an alternative viewpoint:
Several people with known ties to white supremacist groups were involved, including people now facing conspiracy charges. Symbols of white supremacy and anti-Semitism were prominent: a hanging gallows; Confederate flags; racist “Pepe the frog” imagery; a “Camp Auschwitz” T-shirt.
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2021
"This has all the hallmarks of Antifa provocation," Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., tweeted at 5:04 p.m. He had posted a photo of the pro-Trump crowd at the rally hours before.
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2021
In a House floor speech, Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, cited the false flag theory, and said he saw Carlson’s segment on it. “This is like Putin kind of activity,” said Gohmert.
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2021
“We will run our own investigation,” Rep. McCarthy vowed in July.
But he never did.
It was a stunning about-face for Republicans who have otherwise supported police and law-and-order measures.
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2021
So far, the consequences for what happened before, during and after Jan. 6 have been limited to rioters like the “QAnon Shaman” who were sentenced for storming the Capitol.
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2021
Political leaders and pundits, on the other hand, are going about business as usual. Trump, acquitted in the Senate for a second time, may run again in 2024. McCarthy is angling to take back the speakership. https://t.co/BriwueYTfi
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 15, 2021
Twitter wasn’t impressed by the intellectual laziness at PolitiFact, and wondered if any Democrat lies had even been briefly considered before they landed on their chosen topic:
With a death toll approaching one person shot by Cap. Police the nation was held in the grip of unarmed zero guns yahoos. Curious, where’d the DNC Russian hoax place?
— Mike du Jour (@MikeLester) December 15, 2021
30 tweets pushing your false narrative and you are still wrong.
— jason parsons (@igowhrudont) December 16, 2021
I’m still wanting to know how a building left standing who’s occupants could return to work that day is worse than the year of riots and destruction fanned by our idiotic media. At least the capitol rioters were in a building they own.
— Pirb (@RealPirb) December 16, 2021
The lie of the year by far…..was Biden promising he would shut down the virus if he was elected!! Bye he’s a democrat so we are not allowed to say that.
— Doyo Poss (@DoyoPoss) December 15, 2021
Where does The Russian hoax place on your lie of the year?
— Johnny Nev (@offroadpickle) December 15, 2021
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