Claim: U.S. Capitol police officers arrested the Rev. William Barber II and two others for praying inside the Capitol Rotunda in Washington on April 28, 2025. Rating: About this rating True
In April 2025, social media posts claimed U.S. Capitol police officers arrested the Rev. William Barber II, a civil rights activist and ordained minister, along with two other individuals for praying inside the Capitol Rotunda in Washington.
A Capitol police spokesperson confirmed the reports, saying officers arrested Barber and the two others on April 28 following
Rev. William Barber II arrested by US Capitol Police for praying ‘out loud’ in Rotunda after ‘multiple warnings’
