Sedition Hunters

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Sedition Hunters is an online community that are trying to identify the people who took part in the 2021 United States Capitol attack.[1][2][3][4] They use FBI footage and use online media on sites like Twitter, Parler, video platforms, and other social media to identify the suspects.[5] Due to the volume of suspects, FBI have relied on groups like Sedition Hunters.[6][7][8]

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  1. ^ "To catch an insurrectionist". Vox. 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Online community of so-called "Sedition Hunters" work to identify the January 6 rioters". CBS News.
  3. ^ "Online community of so-called "Sedition Hunters" work to identify the January 6 rioters". Yahoo! News. CBS News.
  4. ^ "Online 'sedition hunters' search for remaining US Capitol rioters, new report claims". The Independent. 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Amateur sleuths help to identify hundreds of suspected Jan. 6 rioters". NPR.
  6. ^ "The FBI Keeps Using Clues From Volunteer Sleuths To Find The Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters". NPR.
  7. ^ Feuer, Alan (5 January 2022). "Prosecutors Move Quickly on Jan. 6 Cases, but One Big Question Remains". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Hunt for Capitol attackers still on 6 months after Jan. 6". The Detroit News.

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