Hundreds of people stormed the U.S. Capitol building in Washington during the certification of the electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021 ... related to the riot, according to a new report.

CLAIM: A December 2024 report released by the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General is proof that the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was a setup by the FBI. THE FACTS: That’s false.

The FBI did not have any undercover agents in the crowd that participated in the Jan. 6 ... the riot. The 23 not directed to come to Washington “did so on their own initiative,” the report ...

A Justice Department watchdog found no evidence ... Capitol or nearby protests on Jan. 6, 2021, further undercutting debunked conspiracy theories about the riot being instigated by law enforcement.

were working undercover at the riot. The FBI had tasked three of the 26 sources with being in Washington on Jan. 6 to “report on domestic terrorism subjects,” Horowitz said. The other 23 ...

The watchdog ... a report in accordance with 36 C.F.R. § 1230.14 and § 1230.16." Mr. Trump's allies in Congress have been accused of their own efforts to erase the history of Jan. 6.

The report also found no evidence that the FBI had undercover employees in the protest crowds or at the Capitol on Jan. 6, although the watchdog determined that 26 FBI informants were in D.C. on ...