Question

The January 6 riots were a "set up."

Answer 1

This is wrong. There is no direct evidence to back up any of these claims. Firstly, the main glaring problem is, the Capitol Police Chief did testify to Congress on multiple occasions about the January 6th riots, where he openly expresses fault towards the government and openly said to a Congress panel that January 6th was "preventable." Secondly, court proceedings of this magnitude are never aired on prime time, or ever aired at all. Occasionally, footage may be revealed to the public, but never put directly up on "Prime Time" television. And thirdly, the deletion or misuse of evidence regarding the riots is still up in the air, but no evidence is used to support your claim it was destroyed, or that it was not destroyed. There is no evidence to support any of it.

U.S.C.P. Testimony: https://idahocapitalsun.com/2023/09/20/former-u-s-capitol-police-chief-blames-intelligence-failures-not-trump-for-jan-6-attack/

Proof that National Court Proceedings Aren't Filmed: https://judicature.duke.edu/articles/cameras-belong-in-the-supreme-court/

Answer 2

This is incorrect. The actions of January 6th are a controversial topic on if it was a set up or not but, according to NPR, "The FBI has classified the 2021 attack as an act of domestic terrorism that injured approximately 140 police officers and endangered the country's peaceful transfer of power.". The public authorities didn't see this coming. How could it be a set up and why would others sacrifice themselves to be injured for a "set up". Sure, you can say that people can put together crazy things but this would've been to a crazier level and degree.

One other reason how this couldn't have been a set up is that the rioters didn't even know their purpose of their actions other than that they were breaking into the capitol. According to PBS and the Associated Press, they reported, "Rioters broke into the Senate chamber minutes after senators had fled under armed protection. They rifled through desks and looked for lawmakers, yelling, 'Where are they?'". The rioters didn't know who was inside, they didn't know who they wanted to (possible) hurt, they had no information when they stepped foot into the capitol. This is another key reason why the January 6th riots couldn't have been a set up.

Sources: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/conspiracy-theories-paint-fraudulent-reality-of-jan-6-riot

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/29/nx-s1-5159868/2024-election-trump-harris-capitol-riot

https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-928706165913

Comments

I liked how you used credible sources in your argument to prove your claim. However, I think you could have organized your argument a bit better to include more evidence from the sources. Overall, it is a very good fact check.