Claim: During the Jan. 6, 2021, riots in the District of Columbia over the outcome of the 2020 general election, a mob broke into the U.S. Capitol using a flagpole.
Fact-check: Did Rioters Break into US Capitol Using American Flagpole?
Verdict: true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Madison Dapcevich
Date published: 2021-01-06T14:06:23