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The Insurrection

The Effort to Overturn the Election

Reporting on the mob that attacked and breached the Capitol, the fallout from that day, and ongoing far-right violence.

The Insurrection

Inside the Creation of Trump’s Stolen Election Myth

Internal emails and interviews with key participants reveal for the first time the extent to which leading advocates of the rigged election theory touted evidence they knew to be disproven, disputed or dismissed as dubious.

by Doug Bock Clark, Alexandra Berzon and Kirsten Berg,

The Insurrection

Video Evidence Shown in the Capitol Insurrection Criminal Cases

ProPublica and a coalition of 15 other news organizations have been arguing for access to video exhibits shown in the criminal cases against the accused Jan. 6 rioters. We’ll add new videos as we get them.

by ProPublica,

The Insurrection

What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol

ProPublica sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot.

by Lena V. Groeger, Jeff Kao, Al Shaw, Moiz Syed and Maya Eliahou,

Impact of Our Reporting
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The Insurrection

House Committee Issues Subpoena to Top Trump Fundraiser Kimberly Guilfoyle

Guilfoyle, fiancee of Donald Trump Jr., boasted in text messages that she raised $3 million for the Jan. 6 rally. The demand for legal documents and a deposition is the first for a member of the Trump family’s inner circle.

by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan,

The Insurrection

January 6 Select Committee Subpoenas Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Other Top Aides

Citing a June ProPublica report, the committee says there is “credible evidence” of Meadows’ involvement in events leading up to the attack on the Capitol.

by Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien,

Look Up Which Fortune 500 Companies Fund Election Deniers

by Sergio Hernandez, with additional reporting by Nat Lash,

What Happened When Twitter and Other Social Media Platforms Cracked Down on Extremists

by A.C. Thompson,

New Documentary by Frontline and ProPublica Reveals Origins of the Stolen Election Myth

by ProPublica,

Facebook Hosted Surge of Misinformation and Insurrection Threats in Months Leading Up to Jan. 6 Attack, Records Show

by Craig Silverman, ProPublica, Craig Timberg, The Washington Post, Jeff Kao, ProPublica, and Jeremy B. Merrill, The Washington Post,

Recent Interviews Shed New Light on Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol

by ProPublica,

Texts Show Kimberly Guilfoyle Bragged About Raising Millions for Rally That Fueled Capitol Riot

by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan,

Top Trump Fundraiser Boasted of Raising $3 Million to Support Jan. 6 “Save America” Rally

by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan,

ProPublica and Partners Nominated for Seven ONA Awards

by ProPublica,

New Details Suggest Senior Trump Aides Knew Jan. 6 Rally Could Get Chaotic

by Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien,

In Exclusive Jailhouse Letter, Capitol Riot Defendant Explains Motives, Remains Boastful

by Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien,

“Sentí más odio que nada”. La historia de un miembro activo de la Fuerza Aérea de Estados Unidos que quiso iniciar una guerra civil

por Gisela Pérez de Acha, Kathryn Hurd y Ellie Lightfoot, Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program,

“I Felt Hate More Than Anything”: How an Active Duty Airman Tried to Start a Civil War

by Gisela Pérez de Acha, Kathryn Hurd and Ellie Lightfoot, Berkeley Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program,

Mo Brooks Compared Biden’s Election to the Start of the Civil War. Now He Wants a Senate Seat.

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

6 Questions Officials Still Haven’t Answered After Weeks of Hearings on the Capitol Attack

by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan,

“I Don’t Trust the People Above Me”: Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol Insurrection

by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan,

The Boogaloo Bois Have Guns, Criminal Records and Military Training. Now They Want to Overthrow the Government.

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, and Lila Hassan and Karim Hajj, FRONTLINE,

Text Messages Show Top Trump Campaign Fundraiser’s Key Role Planning the Rally That Preceded the Siege

by Mike Spies and Jake Pearson,

“This Is War”: Inside the Secret Chat Where Far-Right Extremists Devised Their Post-Capitol Plans

by Logan Jaffe and Jack Gillum,

Global Right-Wing Extremism Networks Are Growing. The U.S. Is Just Now Catching Up.

by Sebastian Rotella,

“Sense of Entitlement”: Rioters Faced Few Consequences Invading State Capitols. No Wonder They Turned to the U.S. Capitol Next.

by Jeremy Kohler,

Inside the Capitol Riot: What the Parler Videos Reveal

by Alec MacGillis,

Why We Published More Than 500 Videos Taken by Parler Users of the Capitol Riot

by Scott Klein and Jeff Kao,

“Where They Countin’ the Votes?!”: New Video Details Tense Moments as Capitol Mob Sought Out Lawmakers

by Jack Gillum, video by Lucas Waldron and Maya Eliahou,

The Radicalization of Kevin Greeson

by Connor Sheets, AL.com,

“No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for Years

by Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien,

She Photographed Police Abuse at a 2014 BLM March Then Watched the Image Go Viral During Capitol Riot

by Lisa Larson-Walker,

Before Mob Stormed the Capitol, Days of Security Planning Involved Cabinet Officials and President Trump

by Joshua Kaplan,

Members of Several Well-Known Hate Groups Identified at Capitol Riot

by A.C. Thompson and Ford Fischer,

“This Political Climate Got My Brother Killed”: Officer Brian Sicknick Died Defending the Capitol. His Family Waits for Answers.

by J. David McSwane,

Domestic Terrorism: A More Urgent Threat, but Weaker Laws

by Sebastian Rotella,

Police intervene as supporters of President Donald Trump breach security and enter the Capitol on Wednesday.

Capitol Rioters Planned for Weeks in Plain Sight. The Police Weren’t Ready.

by Logan Jaffe, Lydia DePillis, Isaac Arnsdorf and J. David McSwane,