Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-01-07 20:16:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5E56F6C016DD507935C7568577437D64F63937FADB85FE3FF03FE65C431C2ECB
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Original Note:
Misleading. AG Garland claims 5 officers died in the line of duty "as a result" of 1/6/21; however, this is a carefully worded assessment, as no officers died that day. The DC ME found that Officer Sicknick died of natural causes; 4 others died of suicide. https://x.com/thejusticedept/status/1876265075247358035?s=46&t=iqu43-NszIW5oOM_KqRSpw https://www.npr.org/2021/04/19/988876722/capitol-police-officer-brian-sicknick-died-of-natural-causes-medical-examiner-ru http://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/medical-examiner-finds-uscp-officer-brian-sicknick-died-natural-causes https://x.com/CapitolPolice/status/1384257408382300160 https://x.com/TheJusticeDept/status/1876265075247358035 https://www.factcheck.org/2021/11/how-many-died-as-a-result-of-capitol-riot/ https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-statement-fourth-anniversary-january-6-attack-capitol
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