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In the year and six days since the violent insurrection in the nation’s capital, former President Trump and his Republican allies have consistently attempted to downplay the attack on the citadel of democracy.

A “normal tourist visit” is how Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia has characterized aspects of the frenzied assault. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has denied the attack amounted to an armed revolt and said most of those who breached the U.S. Capitol weren’t violent and “stayed within the roped lines in the Rotunda.”

But there’s a problem with this attempted spin: video evidence.

No one has done as much to document what occurred on January 6, 2021 as the Visual Investigations team at the New York Times, which produced the short documentary Day of Rage. It is based on meticulous analysis of thousands of videos shot by rioters themselves, along with police body cam footage,...

Now that the New York Times has revealed that it can no longer confirm the tales shared by Shehroze Chaudhry, the central figure in the 2018 podcast “Caliphate,” the newspaper has agreed to return the Peabody Award it had previously won for the series.

The decision came following the newspaper’s internal investigation into the veracity of the podcast, and concluded that it did not meet its standards for accuracy.

“As the standard for quality media, the integrity of the Peabody Award is paramount, and we appreciate the professional manner in which the Times has handled this matter,” said Peabody Award executive director Dr. Jeffrey P. Jones. “We will receive the return of the award, recognizing the mutual respect both organizations have for each other’s longstanding record of journalistic integrity.”

The New York Times revealed Friday that it no longer stood behind the reporting on “Caliphate.” In a follow-up report,...