MAGA Republicans 'quickly debunked' after posting fake SCOTUS barricade videos
Far-right podcast host Benny Johnson has been a staunch defender of presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, often promoting MAGA conspiracy theories.
On X, formerly Twitter, Johnson claimed that fencing had been set up around the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. in anticipation of a Trump-related ruling.
But Johnson removed the tweet after X users showed that no such barracade existed. One of them was NBC News' Daniel Barnes.
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The Daily Beast's Justin Baragona tweeted, "After getting quickly debunked by an NBC News producer, Benny Johnson has deleted his tweet that claims fencing has been erected around the Supreme Court in preparation for a Trump ruling."
Baragona added that video Johnson posted on X is from 2022, not 2024.
The Daily Beast's William Vaillancourt has reported that other MAGA Republicans have also promoted false claims about fencing around the U.S. Supreme Court Building —including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia).
According to Vaillancourt, "The congresswoman has not commented since news of the fake videos were confirmed."
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