This Snopes 'fact check' of AOC 'wasn't even in the Capitol' during the riot is one for the record books

Snopes determined that this claim. . .

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exaggerated the danger she was in during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, in that she “wasn’t even in the Capitol building” when the rioting occurred.

. . . is “Mostly False” even though they admit that she wasn’t in the Capitol building when the rioting occurred:

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— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) February 4, 2021

“What an absolute joke”:

What an absolute joke @snopes is. https://t.co/iuHGcxmu6I

— RBe (@RBPundit) February 4, 2021

This could’ve been written by AOC’s staff:

“fact checking” or rather left-wing spin operations… pic.twitter.com/JZAcoeAo2a

— Kelly Sadler (@KellyRiddell) February 4, 2021

Now, we get that AOC thought she was in danger. And we know the building she was in was evacuated. But it’s clear she was not in danger on January 6:

Snopes: She was not in the Capitol, but on Capitol Hill
Narrator: She was not in danger https://t.co/rDkBmFKPoM

— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) February 4, 2021

In summary:

Claim: She wasn't in the capitol building

Rating: Mostly false

What's true: She wasn't in the capitol building

What's true: She was in another building https://t.co/CIHA7tAD0V

— Noam Blum (@neontaster) February 4, 2021

Yep:

True: The fact checking industry is biased garbage. https://t.co/hLOSXr1CyV

— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) February 4, 2021

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