RICHMOND — Virginia lawmakers have passed a bill that prohibits schools from teaching that the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection was a peaceful demonstration or that there was massive fraud in the 2020 presidential election, the first Democratic state to try to shape how such events are taught.

“The White House webpage says January 6 was a peaceful protest, and people who instigated it were the police and National Guard,” said Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax), the sponsor of the bill, which passed the state Senate this week and the House of Delegates last month. “This is a preventative measure against a massive disinformation campaign on the part of the White House.”

  • Gork
    4117·
    2 months ago

    Do they not know that very widespread video evidence exists to the contrary?

      • ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world
        141·
        2 months ago

        I have noticed a shocking lack of reading comprehension on Lemmy recently. Between that and the rabid hatred for all Americans I’m really starting to consider dropping the platform.

        • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
          191·
          2 months ago

          TBF, we Americans kinda brought this upon ourselves.

          But the reading comprehension issue is a fuckin’ doozie.

        • taiyang@lemmy.world
          5·
          2 months ago

          Can at least move over to Piefed, I heard it’s better? Kinda stuck with everyone still on federated platforms, though, and I can assure you reading comprehension is worse on the mainstream apps… and only groups without America hate right now are pretty creepy right wing outlets lol

      • Gork
        318·
        2 months ago

        The Virginia lawmakers who are apparently completely obtuse as to the realities of what happened on Jan 6.

        • lividweasel@lemmy.world
          61·
          2 months ago

          Dude, there’s sooooo much video showing that it most certainly was not peaceful. Deny it all you want, but that won’t make it go away.

              • Gork
                6·
                2 months ago

                Because I have reading comprehension issues

                • Maeve@kbin.earth
                  3·
                  2 months ago

                  ❤️

                  What you don’t have is childish, overblown ego issues, at least itt, and I very much appreciate you for that and your honesty. That’s adulting.

    • presoak@lazysoci.aldeleted by creator
      95·
      2 months ago

      To be fair, they didn’t set the building on fire or shoot anybody, which is what is generally expected from insurrections. It was more like black friday at Walmart.

    • Harvey656@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 months ago

      Glad I’m not the only one who misreads this is haha. But its saying the opposite in this case.