Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang is organizing Capitol protest against midterm results. Here's what we know

We contacted the Capitol Police to ask if Lang had received a permit to hold the event next year. Published Nov. 11, 2026 The claim that Christians and MAGA supporters are planning to protest the 2026 midterm election results at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3, 2027, is still under investigation. The rumor stems from an event poster that advertises a "Peaceful protest & Christian unity against the rigged midterms" at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3, 2027. The event's organizer is Jake Lang, a Jan. 6 Capitol rioter who spent four years in prison before being pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump. At the time of this writing, it is unclear whether Lang had permission to hold the protest at the Capitol and who would attend. Though the event poster includes Christian imagery and references, it is unclear whether the event has any connection to Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement. It is also unclear whether the event has the potential to devolve into a "sequel" to the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks, as some social media users and Snopes readers speculated. As was the case with the 2020 election, there is no evidence that widespread election fraud affected — or "rigged" — the results of the 2026 midterms. Snopes will update this report if, or when, additional information surfaces. We have contacted the Capitol Police, which issues permits for protests at the U.S. Capitol, and Lang for more information about the protest and await replies to our queries. In November, a claim (archived) circulated online that Christians and MAGA supporters were planning to protest the 2026 midterm election results at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3, 2027. One X user who posted about the alleged protest included what appeared to be a flyer for the event, titled, "The Million Crusader Cross March." According to that flyer, the event described itself as "Peaceful protest & Christian unity against the rigged midterms" and encouraged attendees to "Bring your cross." Posts about the alleged protest also circulated on Facebook and Instagram (archived, archived). Snopes readers contacted us about the claim. One reader asked whether the flyer showed that "there is another Insurrection planned at the Capitol on January 3rd 2027." While the event flyer featured in the X post above did appear to advertise a real protest (archived) organized by Jake Lang, a Jan. 6 Capitol rioter who spent four years in prison before being pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump, it was unclear exactly who would attend or whether it had the potential to devolve into a "sequel" to the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks, as some social media users and Snopes readers speculated. The event's connection to Christianity was clear from its use of Crusader and cross imagery and references in the event poster but it was unclear whether there was any connection to Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement. CNN reported in February 2021 that Lang did not vote in the 2020 election despite protesting to overturn the results months later. At the time of this writing, one of the listed speakers said on X (archived) that he would not be speaking at the event. A Facebook page for the event that listed Lang as an organizer showed fewer than 200 attendees at the time of this writing. We contacted the Capitol Police, which issues permits to protests held at the U.S. Capitol, to ask if Lang had applied for and received such a permit, and, if so, how many people he had estimated would attend. We asked Lang the same questions. We await replies to our queries. In the meantime, because we could not confirm the size of the event, its likelihood of taking place or its exact connection to the MAGA movement, we leave this claim unrated. It is important to note that, as was the case with the 2020 election, there was no evidence that widespread election fraud had affected — or "rigged" — the results of the 2026 midterms. In a Nov. 10 article, the technology magazine WIRED investigated the possibility that activists on the far right would seek to lure disappointed Republican voters to embrace their groups and ideologies. WIRED suggested Lang's protest was part of this movement, describing him as a "far-right activist." Lang organized other protests across the U.S. with crusader imagery before the midterms. For example, he hosted an anti-Muslim "Christian Crusade" in Dearborn, Michigan, on Aug. 18, in which Michigan Public reported protesters "gripped rifles, chanted 'U.S.A.' and argued with many local residents." Michigan Public reported that the Dearborn Police Department made 22 arrests in connection with the protest. Lang also organized a protest in Bridgeview, Illinois, in October. The area is also known as "Little Palestine" because of its large Arab American population. NBC Chicago reported that Lang led a protest at the Palestine Fest event on Oct. 4 where protesters "wore military-style gear and held up anti-Palestinian messages." For further reading, Snopes previously investigated whether Lang crashed a Seattle cat convention to condemn furries. Sources About Us - Visit Little Palestine. https://visitlittlepalestine.com/about/. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.Bridgeview Leaders Push Back on Far-Right Activist Jake Lang's Planned Anti-Muslim March in Little Palestine - CBS Chicago. 5 Oct. 2026, https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jake-langs-anti-muslim-march-palestine-fest/.Ellis, Blake, and Melanie Hicken. 'They Stormed the Capitol to Overturn the Results of an Election They Didn't Vote in'. CNN, 1 Feb. 2021, https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/01/us/capitol-rioters-non-voters-invs/index.html#:~:text=Though%20state%20records%20show%20that%20Lang%20is%20registered%20to%20vote%20and%20had%20participated%20in%20a%20couple%20of%20past%20elections%2C%20county%20and%20state%20officials%20confirmed%20to%20CNN%20that%20he%20did%20not%20vote%20in%20the%20November%20election.Gilbert, David. '"We Have to Take Over": Far-Right Extremists Want to Seize Control of the GOP'. Wired, 10 Nov. 2026. www.wired.com, https://www.wired.com/story/we-have-to-take-over-far-right-extremists-want-to-seize-control-of-the-gop/.Issa, Zena. '"Christian Crusader" Rally Meets Resistance in Dearborn, Where Officials Extol Diversity, Tolerance'. Michigan Public, 19 Aug. 2026, https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-08-19/christian-crusader-rally-meets-resistance-in-dearborn-where-officials-extol-diversity-tolerance.Permits & First Amendment Applications | United States Capitol Police. 24 June 2016, http://www.uscp.gov/visiting-capitol-hill/activities-requiring-permits.The White House. 'Granting Pardons And Commutation Of Sentences For Certain Offenses Relating To The Events At Or Near The United States Capitol On January 6, 2021'. The White House, 21 Jan. 2025, https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/granting-pardons-and-commutation-of-sentences-for-certain-offenses-relating-to-the-events-at-or-near-the-united-states-capitol-on-january-6-2021/. By Laerke Christensen Laerke Christensen is a journalist based in London, England, with expertise in OSINT reporting. Article Tags