Screenshots have been shared on social media that falsely declare to indicate proof {that a} man who was photographed contained in the Capitol constructing following a pro-Trump rally on Jan 6. is a part of Antifa.
Posts ( here , here , here ) place a picture of protesters contained in the Capitol constructing alongside one other picture sourced to “phillyantifa.org”.
The Philly Antifa web site (phillyantifa.org) does have a web page that includes a picture of a bearded man who shares sure traits with the individual seen within the Capitol constructing. Nonetheless, this web page doesn’t describe the person as an Antifa supporter. As an alternative, it says the picture reveals a person belonging to a completely totally different group that Philly Antifa opposes.
Reuters has not recognized the individual pictured within the Capitol Constructing. Nonetheless, a comparability of tattoos on the suitable palms of each folks would point out that they don’t seem to be the identical individual (examine this picture from the Antifa web site here with this AFP picture here ).
The tattoo seen alternatively of the individual within the Capitol Constructing seems to be a logo from a pc sport (here) and never a hammer and sickle image as some posts have instructed (here).
Reuters has already recognized a person sporting a hat with fur and horns, in addition to a painted face, as beforehand attending pro-Trump rallies and supporting the QAnon conspiracy concept (here).
VERDICT
False. A picture hosted on the Philly Antifa web site doesn’t show {that a} man pictured contained in the Capitol constructing on Jan. 6 was a member of Antifa.
This text was produced by the Reuters Reality Test group. Learn extra about our work to fact-check social media posts here .
