Bigotry, Lies, and More!
Jan 6th Participant, Proud Boy Supporter
Bigotry, Lies, and More!
January 6th
January 6th Attack
Joseph Belnome posing before the January 6th attack with Dion Cini, member of the Proud Boys.
January 6th Attack
Belnome climing the scaffolding in front of the Capitol building.
January 6th Attack
Belnome on the West Portico balcony in front of the Capitol
January 6th Attack
Belnome on the West Portico balcony in front of the Capitol standing next to the woman making the white power sign from the photo above.
January 6th Attack
Joseph Belnome expressing concern that Pence won't overturn the election.
Belnome's friend Dion Cini
Proud Boy member Dion Cini wearing a helmet in front of the capitol.
Tear Gas
Joseph Belnome in the middle of the violent mob during the attack on the Capitol on Jan 6.
Proud Boys Connections
Joseph Belnome Tent
Joseph Belnome Tent
Joseph Belnome Tent
Dion Cini proudly manning the Joseph Belnome tent at Bottle HIll Day in Madison, NJ. Cini proudly proclaimed his continued membership in the Proud Boys at the event.
Jan 6th Attack
Joseph Belnome Tent
Joseph Belnome Tent
Joseph Belnome with Proud Boy member Dion Cini before the attack on the Capitol.
White House Tour
Joseph Belnome Tent
White Nationalism
Prior to Jan 6, Dion Cini participated in a White House Tour along with Proud Boy leader, Enrique Torrio.
White Nationalism
Proud Boys Support
White Nationalism
Dion Cini flashing a White Power sign. There's also video of him yelling "White Power" at a Trump Boat Parade in Tampa.
Proud Boys Support
Proud Boys Support
Proud Boys Support
I'm not sure this gets any clearer.
Photo Gallery
Lies about FEMA
The Actual Facts
Miller appears to be referring to the Shelter and Services Program. "The Shelter and Services Program (SSP) is a completely separate, appropriated grant program that was authorized and funded by Congress and is not associated in any way with FEMA's disaster-related authorities or funding streams."
Source
Stephen Miller. I'm not sure more needs to be said. Miller is vehemently anti-immigrant and consistently peddles lies about just about everything.
"Stephen Miller is credited with shaping the racist and draconian immigration policies of President Trump, which include the zero-tolerance policy, also known as family separation, the Muslim ban and ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program."
Lies about Police Officers
The Actual Facts
The clip is heavily edited with the voice over referring to a Mexican permanent resident, Officer Vera, who has lived in the US since she was four. The voice over cuts out just as the correspondent explains there was a recent change in the law which allowed her to join the police. The video includes Ikran Mohamed who is Somalian and a US citizen.
Source
The original post on Instagram is from Jacqueline Toboroff. Her Substack page is full of conspiracy theories claiming nobody is running the country, claims that JD Vance is actually pro-woman, and that "socialism requires rape", etc. She advertises that she has a column in Human Events which is best known for supporting the South African government during Apartheid.
Lies about Voting Rights
The Actual Facts
Frederick, Maryland allows non-citizens to participate in local elections.
"Under the historic decision, Frederick residents will be able to vote in local races such as for mayor but will not be able to vote in statewide elections for positions such as delegate, senator or governor, or in federal elections like for president."
Source
The Gateway Pundit is a far-right, fake-news website, known for publishing falsehoods, hoaxes, and conspiracy theories.
"In September 2021, Google demonetized the site for publishing misinformation. In April 2024, Hoft announced that the TGP parent company, TGP Communications, had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming multiple defamation lawsuits. The bankruptcy case was dismissed in July 2024, with the judge finding it had been filed in bad faith to avoid the lawsuits against the site."
Gullible Bigot
Facts
There's literally no evidence to back up this meme derived from fake news spread by a Malaysian propagandist. I really can't quite comprehend how gullible Belnome is.
"Right-wingers seemed to have conflated a report from Canton, Ohio, of a woman who was arrested for allegedly killing and eating a cat, with complaints from residents in Springfield more than 170 miles away from Canton. The woman is a U.S. citizen and there is no indication she is a Haitian immigrant.
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Meanwhile, police in Springfield, Ohio, say they have received no reports of pets being stolen and eaten, according to the Springfield News-Sun. The newspaper says that the rumor began from a local Facebook group, where a poster claimed that her neighbor’s daughter’s friend lost her pet cat and found it hanging from a tree branch at a Haitian neighbor’s home to be carved and eaten."
Russian Propaganda
Russia Funding Right-Wing Podcasters
An indictment was released today implicating Tenet Media in a scheme to promote Russian propaganda in the United States. Tenet Media received $10 million in funding from RT (Russian State Television) which it then used to pay right-wing podcasters like Tim Pool and Benny Johnson to spread Russian propaganda. Joseph Belnome follows both Tim Pool and Benny Johnson on Instagram and has reposted content from the latter. Belnome apparently thinks this is all made up by the DOJ.
Source
Joseph Belnome appears to have gotten this story via Jesse Watters of FOX News*. I'm not sure much needs to be said about Watters.
Russian Disinformation
Facts
This isn't Tim Walz "entire family". In fact, it's a group of distant cousins in Nebraska. So distant they didn't even recognize them. According to the AP, "The family in the picture are the descendants of Francis Walz, who was brother to Tim Walz’s grandfather." Nevermind the fact that you don't use an apostrophe in a plural.
Russian Propaganda
Benny Johnson is associated with Tenet Media which was the target of a DOJ indictment regarding a Russian misinformation campaign in the US. "The justice department accuses two employees of RT, a Russian state media company, of covertly funding the Tennessee-based content company to publish videos in favour of Russia."
Russian Propaganda
"A Tennessee-based media company with prominent MAGA personalities on its roster has been accused of receiving millions of dollars from two employees of Russian state-backed media company Russia Today (RT) in order to influence American viewers."
Gullible and Simply Wrong
The facts...
Joseph Belnome apparently trusts some random Truth Social account and can't be bothered to take the three seconds it takes to Google this. AOC is worth nowhere near $29M. This claim dates to 2022 when it was debunked by Reuters.
Source?
Apparently Joseph Belnome is willing to accept at face value any claim that's made anywhere that confirms his ridiculous fact free world view.
Transgender Students
Misleading Claims
The court case doesn't have anything to do with "gender transitions." It revolves around a child being asked to be called by a different name. That's it. District policy does not obligate the school to notify the parents and respects a child's wishes. Belnome would rather put children at risk by requiring schools to disclose to parents who may not be accepting of their LGBT children.
Source
Belnome reposts an article from the Gateway Pundit. The Gateway Pundit (TGP) is an American far-right fake news website. The website is known for publishing falsehoods, hoaxes, and conspiracy theories.
Misleading
California's Home Loan Program
The program is not directed at undocumented immigrants. If you pay taxes, have a TIN or SSN, and meet all the other requirements you are eligible. When the home is sold, if the property has appreciated, the state is fully repaid for the loan along with 20% of the appreciated value.
Source
NewsMax. Media Bias / Fact Check rates NewsMax "Right Biased and Questionable based on the promotion of conspiracy theories and pseudoscience as well as numerous failed fact checks."
Misleading
Capital Gains Proposal
According to analysis from Forbes, "the 44.6% rate would only come to fruition under a separate proposal from the Biden administration’s main capital gains rate increase, and only apply to those individuals with taxable income above $1 million and investment income above $400,000."
Unrealized Gains Proposal
Similarly, the hysteria surrounding the tax on unrealized gains is ridiculous. First, the 25% rate doesn't apply to unrealized gains, it "would impose a 25% minimum tax rate on total income for households with over $100 million in assets."
Outright Lies
Local Voting
The organization advocating for non-citizen voting rights is only advocating for voting access in local elections. Why? Because non-citizens pay taxes and so they believe they should have the right to participate in local / municipal elections. This hysteria from conservatives is intended to bolster their argument come election time that non-citizens were participating in the federal election. It's simply not true. This is the sort of nonsense that gave justification to people like Joseph Belnome to participate in the Jan 6th attack on the capitol.
County vs Country?
As an aside, does Joseph Belnome know the difference between a county and a country? I guess when you're xenophobic spelling doesn't matter.
Missing Context
Telegram Arrest
Telegram may bill itself as a "free speech messaging app" but it has a well documented history of facilitating drug trafficking, the spread of child sexual abuse material, and terrorism. But, Belnome believes the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov by French authorities is some sort of affront to freedom.
Telegram used by Jan 6 Seditionists
During Joseph Belnome's friend Dion Cini's testimony to the January 6th Committee, the committee cited numerous instances where Telegram was used for communication between Mr. Cini and Proud Boy leader Enrique Torrio.