Posts Share on Facebook Toby Janssen Van Rensberg has identified him as an employee who was allegedly blocked Democrats from entering the US Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C. on February 7th.
Verdict: False
Van Rensberg said he was misidentified via a recent LinkedIn Post as an employee who blocked Democrats from entering the US Department of Education headquarters. A U.S. Department of Education spokesman denied the validity of the request to confirm your facts via email.
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In a Facebook post, Van Rensburg identifies the employee who was allegedly blocked Democrats from entering the U.S. Education Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on February 7th.
“@RepMaxineWaters @MaxwellFrostfl et. [from] The legal entrance to the education department today appears to be Toby Jansenvan Rensberg, an offensive cybersecurity expert in South Africa who runs “Grey Owl CyberDefense.”
This post contains a screenshot of Van Rensburg’s LinkedIn profile. This shows that there is a background in cybersecurity. The post also includes photos of employees who prevented Democrats from entering the US Education Headquarters, meaning that it is Van Rensberg.
In addition to Facebook, claims It cycled with xIt previously gained over 1 million views on Twitter.
The claim is false. Van Rensberg said he was misidentified as an employee who prevented Democrats from entering the US Department of Education headquarters. Recent LinkedIn Posts.
“On the left, Jim Harefield (now the US) and on the right, Jansen van Lensberg (he has never been to America, hasn’t been to South Africa yet). This X post has been misapproved Case story [clearly] I was wrong, but I appreciate the free promotion,” he wrote.
This post features photos of Harefield and Van Rensburg lined up, with the two men not resembling each other.
Similarly, Shayan Sardarizadeh, a senior journalist at the BBC Verification, February 8th X Post That Vanrensburg was not the employee seen in the photo. Additionally, Saldalizadeh showed that California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters has identified the employee as Harfield, deputy secretary of the Department of Education.
The unfounded claim that blocking men blocking Democrat lawmakers from entering the education sector is that a South African named Toby Janssen van Lanceberg has become the virus.
The person in charge for Maxine Waters is Jim Harefield, assistant deputy secretary of the Department of Education. pic.twitter.com/5rq6ckjf4r
– Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) February 8, 2025
Make sure you have also found your facts There are no reliable news reports To support claims. In fact, the opposite is true. February 15th, Reuters I expose this claim by quoting Vanrensburg’s Linked Post. (Related: Who did the White House say a felon would be fired?)
Additionally, a U.S. Department of Education spokesman denied the validity of the request to confirm your facts via email.
“You can confirm that you are an employee of the Department of Education. I have not commented on the individual’s names on the reasons for security and privacy,” the spokesman said.
