Capitol Riot Footage Release: 40,000 Hours Over Months To Aid Sedition Hunters and Shape Narrative
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Nearly 40,000 hours of Capitol surveillance footage from January 6th attack will be publicly released over the next few months.
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Footage expected to help shape political narrative and provide fuel for "Sedition Hunters" volunteers who have identified participants.
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Small clips released so far have led to conspiracy theories resurfacing online, but full release may counter dishonest edits.
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Sedition hunters welcome chance to pore over new footage to identify more suspects and fill in knowledge gaps.
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Some skepticism over pace of release and whether footage will dispel myths about the severity of the insurrection.