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.”

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          3 days ago

          You’re right but his point is more that he lie is their reality thanks to propaganda tubes like fox news

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            3 days ago

            We have to call it what it is. We keep giving ground, look where it’s gotten us.

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              1 day ago

              I know, and I agree with you

              I’m simply pointing out what it is from their perspective

              You and I KNOW it’s lies because we see news from various tested sources, people like that don’t and this is their reality, from their perspective