Summary
For nearly a year, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has worked mostly behind closed doors, gathering more than 140,000 documents and talking to more than 1,000 witnesses. On June 13, the committee shared new details from some of former President Trump's inner circle about the spread of the false narrative that the 2020 election was stolen. Amna Nawaz reports. For a transcript of the story, click here .Five Facts
- Who is Bill Stepien, and what did he reveal in the investigation?
- What was the truth behind the allegation of the “suspicious suitcase filled with fake ballots”?
- Where ( as in which state) did Biden win during the Fox News election coverage clip?
- How did Trump threaten Republican officials like Al Schmidt after they failed to give Trump information that he wanted?
- Why did Georgia attorney BJay Pak resign?
Focus Questions
In your opinion, which testimony did the most to challenge misinformation about the election presented by Trump and his allies? Media literacy: Why do you think the committee chose these specific witnesses for the hearings? What were their relationships to the former president and how was that significant?For More
What students can do Misinformation about the election is only one stream of influential misinformation online. As a class, discuss other prominent misinformation students have been seeing online lately. For ideas on how to shut down misinformation streams, see this lesson .
Evelyn Chi, a rising sophomore at Amherst College, wrote today’s Daily News Lesson with editing by Luke Gerwe. Fill out this form to share your thoughts on Classroom’s resources. Sign up for NewsHour Classroom’s ready-to-go Daily News Lessons delivered to your inbox each morning.
