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Michael Shermer on Jan 6 Fed Setup: Leans deny

The claim: Federal agents or informants planned or provoked the January 6 Capitol breach.

• 2022-01-06: “What drove the protesters to violence was the false belief that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump (and by proxy, themselves)” source
• 2025-09-25: “Even in 2020 when Trump said he won, when MAGA followers stormed the Capitol Jan 6, on Jan 20, 2021 Biden was POTUS & DJT was gone.” source

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