Analysts tore into the mass media who hyped the potential danger of Saturday's rally in Washington, D.C., only to find that the actual attendees were outnumbered by the police and the press.
The media frequently reported on the danger of the "Justice for J6" rally, suggesting it would be the sequel to the deadly Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill the day Congress intended to certify the results of the November 2020 election. A heavy law enforcement presence was put in place in hopes of preventing another violent scene. Authorities erected temporary fencing around the Capitol and deployed heavy dump trucks to ring the rally site, while local police departments and the National Guard were on standby.
One person was arrested in the crowd for carrying a knife and a second man was arrested after someone reported to officers that they saw him carrying what appeared to be a handgun, police said.
But the rally did not turn violent and the awkward ratio of participants to press became clear to reporters as soon as the event got underway.
Current scene at Justice for J6 rally, seems like more press than actual rally attendees pic.twitter.com/IkiNToe3vn
— Lisa Bennatan (@LisaBennatan) September 18, 2021
Critics mocked the media for "literally" making the rally bigger than it was.
"The scary MAGA protest which DHS, CNN and MSNBC spent weeks were hysterically warning could be another 1/6 and that (the newly massively funded) Capitol Police cited to install maximum security," journalist Glenn Greenwald tweeted.
Will there be any media accountability for the baseless hysteria they spread over this lame event, egged on by the Department of Homeland Security, both eager to keep fear levels as high as possible for motives of ratings, power and profit?
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 19, 2021
I know: 🤣. https://t.co/sshu3BhwFF
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