Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-21 20:24:45 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A54AAEDC9F58107828498D9D4C094991847A24C272507EB75A33CBDBECE04F57
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Original Note:
The photo shows Kevin James Lyons holding a vape device, NOT a badge. https://x.com/Brick_Suit/status/1859648459500028260 https://x.com/ryanjreilly/status/1726590777671987215 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_James_Lyons#:~:text=In%20November%202023%2C%20a%20conspiracy%20theory%20claimed%20Lyons%2C%20seen%20on%20video%20holding%20a%20vape%20pen%2C%20was%20an%20undercover%20FBI%20agent%20holding%20a%20badge.%20The%20theory%20was%20promoted%20by%20far%2Dright%20political%20figures%20including%20Senator%20Mike%20Lee%20of%20Utah%20and%20Representative%20Marjorie%20Taylor%20Greene%20of%20Georgia https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.344744Z#:~:text=AFP%20could%20not%20independently%20verify%20what%20Lyons,be%20a%20vape https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/no-evidence-convicted-jan-6-protester-is-federal-agent-2023-11-21/#:~:text=A%20photo%20of%20a%20protester%20who%20was%20convicted%20for%20participating%20in%20the%20Jan.%206%20attack%20on%20the%20U.S.%20Capitol%20has%20been%20shared%20in%20online%20posts%20that%20claim%2C%20without%20evidence%2C%20that%20it%20shows%20a%20federal%20agent.%20In%20the%20photo%2C%20he%20is%20holding%20what%20appears%20to%20be%20a%20vape%2C%20not%20a%20federal%20agent%20badge https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/illinois-man-sentenced-felony-charge-actions-during-jan-6-capitol-breach https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/11/22/jan-6-security-footage-shows-rioter-not-federal-agent-fact-check/71681661007/#:~:text=Social%20media%20users%20have%20suggested%20an%20item%20in%20Lyons%E2%80%99%20hand%20looks%20like%20a%20badge%20being%20flashed%2C%20but%20NBC%20News%20described%20the%20item%20as%20looking%20more%20like%20a%20vape https://perma.cc/ZNT6-48YA?type=standard https://perma.cc/6S6B-NA6P?type=standard Lyons was about to enter a metal detector. He flashed his metal vape so that when it pinged, they’d know it wasn’t a firearm. https://x.com/leslibless/status/1726281646008328320 https://x.com/leslibless/status/1726283858482790497
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