The letters ask the companies for their reviews and data on election misinformation, extremism and right-wing conspiracy movements like QAnon, foreign influence in the 2020 election, and Jan. 6 planning or other efforts to overturn the election.
The letters also request information on banned and sanctioned accounts, protocols used to stem misinformation or violence and previous requests from law enforcement or government officials for similar information. Rep. Bennie Thompson , the chair of the panel, said the records will be used to examine the “facts, circumstances and causes” of the attack, as well as create “corrective” laws and regulations to prevent future attacks.earlier this week for records on former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the election and the government’s response to the Jan. 6 attack.by the House in June to craft a comprehensive investigatory account of the Jan.