J6 Gaslighting Torched: CIA Ops Officer was there, Saw the Media Set the Fire of Lies
In the echo chamber of mainstream media, January 6th has been recast as an existential apocalypse—an “armed insurrection” that teetered on the brink of toppling democracy itself. Comedian Adam Carolla nailed it on his show last Sunday: the press and Democrats aren’t just biased; they’re “cooking” the facts like a bad chef spiking the pot with exaggeration and edits. As someone who was there—boots on the ground amid the chaos—former CIA Operations Officer Adam Hardage couldn’t agree more. Hardage also had a front row seat for the events that day, as he was there.
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Hardage, a 15-year veteran of covert ops in hotspots from the Middle East isn’t some armchair pundit. On January 6, 2021 (J6), he was in the thick of it—not as a rioter, but as a private citizen. He saw the frenzy unfold in real time. There was no coordinated militia plot, no pitchfork-wielding revolutionaries storming the gates like the media’s fever dream. It was a messy protest that spiraled—frustrated Americans venting election doubts, egged on by opportunists. But insurrection? That’s narrative alchemy.
There were clearly agitators and with recent evidence that a Washington Metro police officer allegedly planted the J6 pipe bombs the night before, a Fedsurrection is much more likely.
Carolla’s rant resonates because it exposes the sleight-of-hand: BBC’s doctored Trump speech clip, forcing executive resignations; the January 6th Committee’s vanishing 117 files just before the GOP takeover; inflating the body count with suicides six months later, while burying Capitol Police shooting unarmed veteran Ashli Babbitt in cold blood. “You don’t ‘cook’ Pearl Harbor or 9/11 footage,” Carolla thundered.
“Those horrors spoke for themselves—3,000 dead, towers crumbling. January 6th? One fatality from the crowd, zero buildings razed. Yet here we are, four years on, with Democrats and their media allies still peddling this hyperbole to delegitimize dissent.”
Hardage’s unique vantage—blending intel-honed analysis with firsthand grit—cuts through the spin. As a CIA ops guy, he’s dissected real threats: shadow wars in Kabul. This wasn’t that. It was a flashpoint fueled by distrust in institutions that had already eroded public faith. The media’s bias isn’t accidental; it’s a weapon, turning legitimate grievances into ‘insurrection’ porn to silence opposition.
Adam is available for interview and on-camera discussion.
Relevant Article(s):
Popular Comedian Rages Against Media, Democrats For ‘Cooking’ J6 Info | The Daily Caller
OPTIONAL Q&A:
- You had a trained CIA eye on the ground that day. At what exact moment did you realize the media narrative being fed to the country in real-time was already splitting from the reality you were watching unfold right in front of you?
- Adam Carolla says the press and Democrats have spent four years straight “cooking” January 6th. From your intelligence background, which specific tradecraft techniques—selective editing, strategic omission, controlled leaks, narrative framing—do you see them deploying to keep this story weaponized?
- You’ve worked real insurgencies and war zones. On a scale of 1 to 10, with Baghdad circa 2006 as a 10, where does January 6th land as an actual insurrection, and what makes you put it there?
- The J6 Committee wiped 117 files the weekend before Republicans took the House. In your CIA experience, when sensitive records vanish at that precise political inflection point, what does it almost always mean?
- Ashli Babbitt remains the only person killed that day by direct violence from the opposing side, shot by a Capitol Police lieutenant. Why do you think her name and the body-cam footage are still treated like classified material while George Floyd’s death was looped 24/7?
- You’ve said there was zero visible command-and-control structure that would signal a planned coup. For the layman, what are the telltale signs a professional operator like you would expect to see if this had genuinely been an organized insurrection attempt?
- Polling shows an almost perfect partisan divide on whether January 6th was an “armed insurrection” or a protest that spiraled out of control. As someone who was actually there and has no political career to protect, what do you say directly to the average Democrat who still buys the insurrection framing hook, line, and sinker?
- If you sat down with Adam Carolla tomorrow, what’s the one question you’d hit him with about his viral rant, and is there anything in it you’d actually push back on him about, even a little?
ABOUT ADAM HARDAGE…
I endorse both this work and the man behind it… He is a patriot, a fighter, a man of faith, and integrity. America needs men like him.”- Lieutenant General (ret.) Michael T. Flynn, National Security Advisor
Adam Hardage is a combat veteran, former CIA Operations Officer, and nationally recognized voice on leadership, national security, and the future of America’s children in an AI-driven world. A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Hardage spent over a decade conducting sensitive covert operations across the Middle East and Europe, speaking multiple languages including Arabic. He deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and several other theaters of conflict, gaining firsthand insight into geopolitical strategy, psychological warfare, and the cost of freedom.
After government service, Hardage became a successful CEO, leading Remote Health Solutions to multiple Department of Defense contracts while advocating fiercely for medical and personal freedom during the cultural battles of recent years.
Known for his direct, high-energy commentary, Hardage is a sought-after guest on FOX News, Newsmax, OANN, and major podcasts. His mission now: equip parents and young Americans with the resilience, courage, and clarity needed to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
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