Photo does not show woman at US Capitol riot

The image was not taken at the United States Capitol riot on 6 January 2021. It is really from what neighborhood media called “a organized and tranquil demonstration” that took place on the very same day around 1,000 miles away in Topeka, Kansas, and where no arrests were made.

The image reveals an older female smiling and holding the United States flag, with a facemask under her chin, in what seems a grand room. Multiplepostssharing the image have the subtitle: “This hard crook is back out on the roads. I wish you trump advocates enjoy”. One post includes: “She did tough time. Her crime was walking around in the Capitol building holding a flag on Jan 6.”

The picture shows an older woman grinning and holding the US flag, with a facemask under her chin, in what appears to be a grand room. Multiplepostssharing the image have the caption: “This hard lawbreaker is back out on the streets. Her crime was walking around in the Capitol structure holding a flag on Jan 6.”

An image of a female holding a United States flag is being shown cases she’s “back out on the streets”, with the idea that this is linked to Head of state Donald Trump pardoningmore than 1,500 individuals associated with the 6 January 2021 US Resources riot. The photo was not taken at the US Capitol riot.

This is an obvious recommendation to President Trump pardoning and travelling the sentences of “individuals convicted of offenses connected to events that took place at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021” on his first day back in office following his inauguration on 20 January 2025.

The picture being shared online has actually been cropped from a bigger photo showing a mural in the background that matches onein the Kansas Statehouse. The exact same woman can be seen in otherphotos published in reports on the Kansas demonstration.

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Not the United States Capitol in Washington DC since the photo was taken at a demonstration in Kansas on 6 January 2021 where no arrests were made.