Fact Check: Did Trump Supporters Burn a Church in December, as Jamie Raskin Said?

[LiberalArkie]

Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) began day two of the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump on Wednesday by displaying evidence to support the argument that Trump is guilty of inciting the January 6 Capitol riot.

Social media users allege that Raskin made a false statement during his argument.

Link to tweet

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-trump-supporters-burn-church-december-jamie-raskin-said-1568750

I don't know if this will hurt or not


In this article the right is going off about where the people died. I believe we said that 7 died in the riot.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/02/another-disgusting-lie-democrat-raskin-shows-slide-claiming-7-people-lost-lives-january-6-capitol-siege/

[rsdsharp]

1. They burned a BLM flag AT a church.

[LiberalArkie]

2. I know, but according to this, he said they burned a church

[underpants]

3. He did say that. I was wondering

I hadn’t heard that and it turns out there a reason why.

[Beakybird]

4. Reskin should say that he misspoke and present the facts.

[Beakybird]

6. What about the two Capitol Police officers who committed suicide?

[Shrike47]

7. It appears to me from Google that the arsonist is unknown. They have a fuzzy photo from above.

St. John’s Episcopal Church was partially burned by somebody but nobody’s been caught for it.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. Yes, in 2016

A Black Church Burned in the Name of Trump
Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi, was reportedly set on fire and spray painted with the words “Vote Trump” on Tuesday night.

EMMA GREEN
NOVEMBER 2, 2016

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/a-black-church-burned-in-the-name-of-trump/506246/