A news article claiming that a facial-recognition software company found evidence of 'Antifa' pretending to be Trump supporters at the Capitol riot was false, according to a report.in a statement that the article originally published in The Washington Times making the claim was not true.
Unsubstantiated rumors that the riot on Wednesday was caused by left-wing protesters posing as Trump supporters have continued to spread online. A news article from the conservative Washington Times falsely claimed that a facial-recognition software company had evidence of "Antifa" protesters pretending to be Trump supporters sieging the US Capitol, the company said.
Pro-Trump rioters entered the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday afternoon, forcing Congress to evacuate and leading to vandalism and looting of congressional offices. The Washington Times posted an article after the rioting claiming that the company, XRVision, "used its software to do facial recognition of protesters and matched two Philadelphia Antifa members to two men inside the Senate.
In a statement, the company said it asked the news outlet to "retract the current claims" and "publish an apology," BuzzFeed News reported. XRVision'sBut before it was taken down, Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz . Gaetz said that "some of the people who breached the Capitol today were not Trump supporters. They were masquerading as Trump supporters and in fact, were members of the violent terrorist group antifa," The Washington Post reported.
I assume realdonaldtrump is the leader of Antifa.