Over the weekend, the conservative media outlet The Blaze and journalist Steve Baker accused a former Capitol police officer of being the prime suspect in the unsolved Jan. 6 pipe bomb incident . The report instantly sent shockwaves through right-wing media, leading to a frenzy of conspiracy theories and calls for the individual's immediate arrest.

The Blaze also accused the person of being part of a vast government conspiracy. In hyping up his report on X , Baker wrote, "This might just be the biggest scandal and conspiracy in American history."

Mashable is not sharing the name of the person the Blaze identified as the alleged pipe bombing suspect, as the outlet has not yet presented conclusive evidence for their claims, nor have federal authorities confirmed they are investiga

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