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How disinformation around Jan. 6 riot has divided Americans

How disinformation around Jan. 6 riot has divided Americans

Aired 01/05/2022

PBS News Hour

How disinformation around Jan. 6 riot has divided Americans

Clip: 1/5/2022 | 14m 10sVideo has Closed Captions

How disinformation around Jan. 6 riot has divided Americans

The attack on the U.S. Capitol was based on a “Big Lie” about election fraud in 2020, and the hope of supporters of former President Donald Trump that they could stop the certification of electoral vote results. But in the year since, there's been a new misinformation campaign to recast, downplay, and misrepresent the events that unfolded at the capitol. Amna Nawaz reports.

Aired 01/05/2022

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