Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-09-19 07:58:53 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 61C76868FDB5ADA45C0EB3B2D14716D58303FA98D74B93AE0BFEDC3E2AB62F73
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AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. As Speaker of the House, Pelosi does not direct the National Guard. Further, as the Capitol came under attack, she and the Senate Majority leader called for military assistance, including the National Guard. Other fact-checkers agree. https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-235651652542 https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/07/21/politics/fact-check-jim-jordan-nancy-pelosi-january-6-security/index.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/27/us/insurrection-pelosi-claims-fact-check.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/republicans-shaky-no-evidence-attempt-to-cast-blame-on-pelosi-for-jan-6/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/07/27/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-isnt-in-charge-capitol-police/8082088002/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/28/false-gop-claim-that-pelosi-turned-down-national-guard-before-jan-6-attack/
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