AFP's fact-check service debunks misinformation spread online. Here are some of our recent articles on false claims in the United States:

Social media posts claim Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was arrested and is under the supervision of US Marshals, providing a photo of her surrounded by a security detail in the US Capitol as evidence. But both Pelosi's office and the US Marshals Service said the claim is inaccurate, and the image does not show her in custody.

An article claims that the commandant of the US Marine Corps denied Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's request for troops to provide security for Joe Biden's inauguration, calling her request "tantamount to treason" and adding "we don't work for you." But a Marine Corps spokeswoman called the article "unequivocally false and inaccurate," and Pelosi's office said the claim about her is spurious.

A video viewed tens of thousands of times on social media claims to show President Donald Trump on a surprise visit to National Guard troops in Washington, where they were deployed after a January 6, 2021 riot by his supporters. This is false; a reverse image search shows the video is from Afghanistan, where Trump met soldiers in 2019, and there is no evidence that he visited the National Guard in the US capital this year.

A video showing National Guard members facing away from Joe Biden as his motorcade drove to the Capitol on Inauguration Day was portrayed in online articles and social media posts as a refusal to recognize the new president. But the soldiers in the footage were looking away as part of their duty on a safety perimeter, the National Guard told AFP.

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http://u.afp.com/PelosiMarines

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http://u.afp.com/PelosiUSMarshalls

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http://u.afp.com/TrumpNationalGuard

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http://u.afp.com/BidenNationalGuard

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