Are you f'ing kidding? You nitwits are still pushing stolen election conspiracy theories, are led by a 4 times indicted orange POS and have a wannabe theocrat as House Speaker. Exactly NONE of that holds up to scrutiny from people with functioning neurons and who are not moral imbeciles.
Did you see the GOPER asking about 'ghost buses'? The shit you dummies need to believe. Ghost buses, who ya gonna call? A f'ing shrink would be advisable
A "ghost bus … filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters deployed onto our Capitol on January 6th.”
IF YOUR TIME IS SHORT, IF YOUR FUNCTIONING NEURNS ARE FEW.
Hundreds of rioters, many wearing Trump-branded apparel, stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Experts said they were unfamiliar with the term "ghost bus" and that there are reasons the FBI would not bus a group of informants to an event.
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified Nov. 15 that the agency’s sources and agents were not responsible for violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
What is a ‘ghost bus’?
Explaining "ghost bus" during the Nov. 15 hearing, Higgins, a former sheriff’s office captain, said it is "pretty common in law enforcement," for vehicles to be "painted over" and "used for secret purposes." Higgins pointed to a photo board with an image of buses in a parking garage, singling out two buses he said were "painted completely white" and the first to arrive at Washington, D.C.’s Union Station on Jan. 6, 2021.
But experts, including an FBI spokesperson, told PolitiFact the term "ghost bus" was unfamiliar.
We searched Google and the Nexis database for use of the term "ghost bus" from before Higgins made the claim and found no FBI-related references.
One common use of the term refers to a frustrating public transportation phenomenon, in which an online application shows that a bus has nearly arrived — only for it to abruptly disappear or report significant delays.
Searches for "stealth vehicle" revealed a law enforcement connotation: Some police departments use vehicles for covert operations that are emblazoned with stealth graphics they describe as "ghost graphics" because they blend in with the vehicle’s paint color, making them harder to see.
Journalist Trevor Aaronson, who writes for The Intercept and has reported on the FBI for years, told PolitiFact the agency has undercover vehicles but that he had "never heard of the FBI using buses specifically." He also said the FBI wouldn’t collectively bus informants to an event.
Our ruling
Higgins said a "ghost bus ... filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters deployed onto our Capitol on January 6th."
FBI experts said they were unfamiliar with the term "ghost bus," and cast doubt on the idea that the agency would pack informants onto a bus. Such a scenario would challenge informants’ ability to be inconspicuous and gather information independently.
Higgins’ statement furthers the falsehood that FBI agents instigated or orchestrated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Numerous investigations into the day’s events, including a congressional review and federal cases involving 1,200 defendants, many of whom have been found guilty, show the attack was led by and executed by people who believed or perpetuated false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
There has been no credible evidence to support that the violence carried out at the Capitol that day was the work of the FBI.
The onus is on Higgins to back up his statement with evidence, and he has failed to do that.
We rate this statement False.
Did you see the GOPER asking about 'ghost buses'? The shit you dummies need to believe. Ghost buses, who ya gonna call? A f'ing shrink would be advisable
A "ghost bus … filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters deployed onto our Capitol on January 6th.”
IF YOUR TIME IS SHORT, IF YOUR FUNCTIONING NEURNS ARE FEW.
Hundreds of rioters, many wearing Trump-branded apparel, stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Experts said they were unfamiliar with the term "ghost bus" and that there are reasons the FBI would not bus a group of informants to an event.
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified Nov. 15 that the agency’s sources and agents were not responsible for violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
What is a ‘ghost bus’?
Explaining "ghost bus" during the Nov. 15 hearing, Higgins, a former sheriff’s office captain, said it is "pretty common in law enforcement," for vehicles to be "painted over" and "used for secret purposes." Higgins pointed to a photo board with an image of buses in a parking garage, singling out two buses he said were "painted completely white" and the first to arrive at Washington, D.C.’s Union Station on Jan. 6, 2021.
But experts, including an FBI spokesperson, told PolitiFact the term "ghost bus" was unfamiliar.
We searched Google and the Nexis database for use of the term "ghost bus" from before Higgins made the claim and found no FBI-related references.
One common use of the term refers to a frustrating public transportation phenomenon, in which an online application shows that a bus has nearly arrived — only for it to abruptly disappear or report significant delays.
Searches for "stealth vehicle" revealed a law enforcement connotation: Some police departments use vehicles for covert operations that are emblazoned with stealth graphics they describe as "ghost graphics" because they blend in with the vehicle’s paint color, making them harder to see.
Journalist Trevor Aaronson, who writes for The Intercept and has reported on the FBI for years, told PolitiFact the agency has undercover vehicles but that he had "never heard of the FBI using buses specifically." He also said the FBI wouldn’t collectively bus informants to an event.
Our ruling
Higgins said a "ghost bus ... filled with FBI informants dressed as Trump supporters deployed onto our Capitol on January 6th."
FBI experts said they were unfamiliar with the term "ghost bus," and cast doubt on the idea that the agency would pack informants onto a bus. Such a scenario would challenge informants’ ability to be inconspicuous and gather information independently.
Higgins’ statement furthers the falsehood that FBI agents instigated or orchestrated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Numerous investigations into the day’s events, including a congressional review and federal cases involving 1,200 defendants, many of whom have been found guilty, show the attack was led by and executed by people who believed or perpetuated false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
There has been no credible evidence to support that the violence carried out at the Capitol that day was the work of the FBI.
The onus is on Higgins to back up his statement with evidence, and he has failed to do that.
We rate this statement False.
