- We combed through hours of video footage and hundreds of social media accounts to identify the symbols that Trump supporters displayed at the Capitol on January 6.
- Among them were an OK hand gesture hijacked to read "WP" for white power, a neo-Nazi tattoo, and a Camp Auschwitz sweatshirt.
- Some people promoted the views of conspiracy groups and
white supremacists , while others protested election fraud. - These beliefs are often fueled by President Donald Trump's rhetoric and continue to pose a threat to American democracy.
Looking through hours of footage from the insurrection at the Capitol, we noticed dozens of symbols that promoted
Far-right group QAnon carried their signs high in the air, as some members of the movement had openly called for violence leading up to this day. The Proud Boys, an organization that has been labelled as a hate group, wore matching armbands and shouted into megaphones.
There were also more obscure references, including the flag of fictional country Kekistan that often flies at neo-Nazi gatherings, as well as the patch of The Three Percenters, who claim to be defenders of the US Constitution.
But whether they came as part of a group or not, the tens of thousands of people who showed up in DC were united by the unfounded belief that the
As Trump continues to play on the fears and passions of his supporters, experts worry that he has rattled our democracy in ways that may take decades to repair.
See more symbols we found from the storming of the Capitol on Business Insider Today.