Biden’s Fault? MAGA’s New Conspiracy Claims 274 FBI Agents Caused January 6
MAGA world now claims Biden’s FBI planted 274 agents to cause January 6. A neat trick, since Biden wasn’t even president yet. Trump keeps repeating it anyway, trying to blame the substitute teacher for a riot that happened on his watch.
The Biden Blame Machine Just Added 274 FBI Agents
Some corners of the MAGA universe are circulating a wild new claim. According to their posts, 274 FBI agents were secretly embedded in the January 6 mob at the Capitol, and President Biden supposedly ordered the operation.
There is one small problem. Biden was not president yet.
That is like blaming the next homeowner for your roof leak before you have even moved out.
The Myth of the “274 Agents”
The number 274 comes from internal FBI documents showing that 274 agents were deployed to respond to the Capitol riot, not to instigate it. The documents do not say they dressed as protesters, waved flags, or yelled “Hang Mike Pence.” They were doing their jobs — trying to clean up the mess that happened under Donald Trump’s administration.
Still, the right-wing rumor mill spun the data into a blockbuster plot. Online influencers began claiming that these agents were secret provocateurs planted by Biden’s “deep state” to make MAGA look bad.
This story ignores two basic facts:
- Biden did not take office until January 20, 2021.
- The riot happened on January 6.
So unless Biden has a time machine or a DeLorean with an FBI badge, the timeline makes no sense.
When Logic Goes on Vacation
The “Biden’s FBI” narrative is like a conspiracy smoothie made of ignorance, wishful thinking, and bad math. The logic goes something like this:
- The riot was ugly.
- We do not want to admit MAGA supporters did it.
- Therefore, it must have been Biden’s FBI.
It is the same reasoning that blames the weather on liberals or high gas prices on pronouns.
The Facts vs. The Fantasy
Here is what the credible reporting shows:
- No evidence has surfaced that FBI agents were undercover instigators on January 6.
- Multiple fact checks from AP News, Politico, and The Washington Post confirm the “274 agents” figure refers to post-riot response, not infiltration.
- Even Trump’s own FBI director Christopher Wray has publicly said there were no agents “inciting violence” that day.
Yet in the MAGAverse, facts are optional. The goal is not truth but theater.
Why This Conspiracy Keeps Spreading
Blaming Biden for everything is the GOP’s emotional support hobby. It keeps their followers angry, unified, and distracted from Trump’s legal messes. When something goes wrong, an indictment, a hurricane, a bad stock day, they shout “Biden!” like a magic spell.
The 274 agents myth is just the latest episode in this rerun. It turns complex failures of leadership into a single easy villain. No reflection, no accountability, just noise.
What It Says About Us
The January 6 attack was not an FBI plot. It was an attack by Americans on American democracy, encouraged by a sitting president who refused to accept an election loss. Pretending otherwise cheapens the truth and insults the victims.
The more MAGA influencers push this “Biden’s FBI” fantasy, the more they expose their fear of facing reality. Because if they admit the riot was real and homegrown, they would have to admit that Trump’s movement produced it.
The Real Story Deserves Better
There were no 274 secret agents in Trump hats leading the charge. There were thousands of people who believed a lie, stormed the Capitol, and tried to overturn an election. Blaming Biden for that is like blaming the fire department for the fire.
The country deserves honesty, not cosplay patriotism and social-media fairy tales.
Final Takeaway
The next time someone posts that “Biden’s FBI planted 274 agents to start January 6,” ask them for a time-stamped memo, not a meme. Until then, treat it for what it is: political fan fiction written by people allergic to calendars. Trump keeps pushing this lie too. Our stable genius can't even remember when he was president.
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