{"id":2285514,"date":"2024-06-28T16:19:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T20:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-image-shows-rioter-with-vape-not-federal-badge\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T16:22:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T20:22:26","slug":"fact-check-image-shows-rioter-with-vape-not-federal-badge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-image-shows-rioter-with-vape-not-federal-badge\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Image Shows Rioter With Vape, Not Federal Badge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-image-shows-rioter-with-vape-not-federal-badge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2285514&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-law-enforcement-raids-homes-of-sean-diddy-combs\/\" title=\"Authorities conduct searches at residences belonging to Sean &#039;Diddy&#039; Combs following federal law enforcement operation\">summary \u200bdiscusses<\/a> \u200dan\u200b image \u200ccirculating on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> that was\u2063 falsely claimed to show a\u200d Jan. \u20626 rioter posing with a federal badge. In reality, the \u200cimage features\u200c Chris Lyons, who was sentenced to prison for his \u2062part in\u2062 the January 6th attack \u200cand was identified as an HVAC technician, not a federal agent. The\u2062 object he was holding turned out to be a vape, not a badge, as confirmed\u200b by journalist Ryan\u200c Reilly. \u2063The claim that the \u2064image depicted a fed disguised as a Trump supporter is \u200cdebunked,\u200c emphasizing\u200d the importance of verifying \u2062information before sharing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-hogg-progressive-mypillow-competitor-may-be-defunct-just-one-month-after-launch\/\" title=\"David Hogg \u2018Progressive\u2019 MyPillow Competitor May Be Defunct Just One Month After Launch\">image&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lucaforsure\/status\/1805543529831178599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/lucaforsure\/status\/1805543529831178599&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719585394605000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1d6izclLkrfB5NjUeUUwIj\"><span id=\"m_-1206898997263438442mt-tracked-link_2_1719413337039\"><\/span>shared on X<\/a>&nbsp;claims to show a Jan. 6 rioter with a federal badge.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why they hid the JAN 6th tapes &#8265;&#65039; ENLARGE THE CIRCLE &#128071;&#8252;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iotAC3fb3l\">pic.twitter.com\/iotAC3fb3l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Luca 1 (@lucaforsure) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lucaforsure\/status\/1805543529831178599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image likely shows the rioter with a vape, not a federal badge.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Social media users are sharing an image of a man, claiming it shows him flashing a federal badge while he&rsquo;s posing as a rioter. The text in the image reads, &ldquo;This is why they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t want us to see the tapes. Fed disguised as Trump supporter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This claim is false. The image shows Chris Lyons, a rioter who was sentenced to 4 years in prison for his role in the January 6th attack, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.344744Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AFP Fact Check<\/a>. He was an HVAC technician, not a federal agent, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Reilly, an NBC News journalist, identified the item in his hand as a vape, not a badge, in a November 19 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryanjreilly\/status\/1726224163759849551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2023\/03\/01\/fact-check-daily-mail-prince-william-camilla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Daily Mail Report That Prince William Called Camilla&rsquo; C*** Consort&rsquo;?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Actually he&rsquo;s not a cop, he&rsquo;s holding a vape, and he&rsquo;s got a photo he stole from Nancy Pelosi&rsquo;s office hidden under there. He&rsquo;s been sentenced to four years in prison. Nice try tho! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ydJQWoKJKA\">https:\/\/t.co\/ydJQWoKJKA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dGNX0UpizL\">pic.twitter.com\/dGNX0UpizL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryanjreilly\/status\/1726224163759849551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sedition Hunters, a group that describes itself as &ldquo;hunting and distributing clear face images of those that stormed the Capitol,&rdquo; said that the image showed him with a vape.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the newest garbage coming out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/J6Release?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#J6Release<\/a> This is Kevin James Lyons holding a VAPE He was sentenced to 51 months in prison for his activities on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/J6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#J6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eCxS3MDU4p\">https:\/\/t.co\/eCxS3MDU4p<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jtpW4bVmRi\">pic.twitter.com\/jtpW4bVmRi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SeditionHunters (@SeditionHunters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeditionHunters\/status\/1726283528781095254?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The image originates from a <a href=\"https:\/\/cha.house.gov\/cha-subcommittee-reading-room-fe781e74-d577-4f64-93cc-fc3a8dd8df18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> released by the House Committee on House Administration. Court <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.227059\/gov.uscourts.dcd.227059.79.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">documents<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.227059\/gov.uscourts.dcd.227059.89.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">show<\/a> that he was wearing the same outfit during the attack.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photo circulated on social media allegedly depicts a Jan. 6 rioter sporting a federal badge. The caption questions why Jan. 6 tapes were hidden, urging viewers to zoom in. However, this claim is false; the object is likely a vape, not a badge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2285515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1230734095-scaled-e1718643618875.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13420,19632,5459],"class_list":["post-2285514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fact-check","tag-image","tag-rioter"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1230734095-scaled-e1718643618875.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2285514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2285515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2285514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2285514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2285514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}