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Lawmakers inflate the Jan. 6 death toll… again

By Becket Adams
Published January 7, 2022 11:02pm ET
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Lawmakers inflate the Jan. 6 death toll… again
Lawmakers debuted a Jan. 6 falsehood this week on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker each suggested Thursday that Capitol Police officer William Evans died last year from injuries sustained during the riot. This is not true. Evans, […]

Lawmakers debuted a Jan. 6 falsehood this week on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker each suggested Thursday that Capitol Police officer William Evans died last year from injuries sustained during the riot.

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