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INVESTIGATION: Was Antifa Responsible For The Capitol Riot?

DCNF INVESTIGATES: Was Antifa Responsible For The Capitol Riot? Andrew Kerr and Chuck Ross on January 14, 2021 Some commentators and elected officials have suggested that antifa was responsible for the Capitol riots on Jan. 6. Only one person charged D.C. federal court so far in connection to the riot had apparent ties to antifa. Six…

Lincoln Project Appears To Have Helped Iranian Disinformation Effort Go Viral

Peter Hassonon October 21, 2020 The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump political group, appears to have helped an Iranian disinformation effort go viral. Federal authorities concluded that Iran was behind a string of threatening emails targeting Democratic voters in swing states, The Washington Post reportedWednesday. The email senders claimed to be members of the Proud Boys,…

FACT CHECK: ThinkProgress Claims There Is ‘No Evidence Of Equivalent Violence’ Between Antifa And The Proud Boys

FACT CHECK: ThinkProgress Claims There Is ‘No Evidence Of Equivalent Violence’ Between Antifa And The Proud Boys

Brad Sylvester on November 20, 2018 The liberal news outlet ThinkProgress claimed that there is “no evidence of equivalent violence” between members of the far-left group Antifa and the far-right Proud Boys at a couple of violent encounters in recent months. “Members of the Proud Boys have been arrested for the violent attacks, but there’s no evidence of equivalent violence…