Claim: 274 FBI agents were secretly planted at the capitol during the attack that took place on January 6, 2021
Veracity: FALSE
Reality: On September 27, 2025 FBI Director Kash Patel released a statement denying this claim, stating that agents were sent in after the riot had already begun and clarifying that the agents were dispatched to the scene to aid in crowd control efforts. They did not incite the riot nor were they there in efforts to escalate or agitate.
Liars:- Donald Trump: "It was just revealed that the FBI had secretly placed, against all Rules, Regulations, Protocols, and Standards, 274 FBI Agents into the Crowd just prior to, and during, the January 6th Hoax." (2025-09-27)
- https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/09/28/kash-patel-clarifies-why-there-were-hundreds-of-fbi-agents-on-the-hill-on-january-6-n2664081
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbis-patel-clarifies-role-hundreds-agents-jan-6-says-wray-lied-congress
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-bizarre-claim-274-fbi-123522860.html
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/29/fact-check-trump-fbi-agents-january-6/e46fba44-9d72-11f0-af12-ae28224a8694_story.html