Claim: The mob attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is the first severe breach of its property since the British troops set fire to the building in August 1814.
Fact-check: Was the Last Violent Breach of the Capitol by the British in 1814?
Verdict: true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Nur Ibrahim
Date published: 2021-01-07T10:32:45