Was the Ark Encounter Responsible for “January 6”?

by Ken Ham on August 5, 2026
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Well, this is one of the strangest claims I’ve heard leveled against myself and the Ark Encounter!

Dinosaurs are land animals, so two of every kind of dinosaur (60–80 kinds) would’ve been on the Ark.

At the Ark Encounter, we teach that dinosaurs were on Noah’s Ark. We do this because the Genesis text is clear that two of every kind of land animal (seven pairs of some) went on Noah’s Ark. Dinosaurs are land animals, so two of every kind of dinosaur (60–80 kinds) would’ve been on the Ark (those not on the Ark drowned, and many became the fossils we find today). At the Ark Encounter, we feature several pairs of beautifully sculpted dinosaurs to answer the question of how dinosaurs could have fit—most weren’t really that large and even the large ones were once much smaller juveniles!

Well, a reporter recently made a video mocking me and the idea of dinosaurs at the Ark Encounter. But then she made a really bizarre claim—she connected dinosaurs on the Ark with, get this, the events of January 6 at the Capitol! I certainly didn’t expect that leap of logic! Well, it is not logic; it’s illogical.

You can see my response to this very strange claim in this video:

No, we’re not on about a political agenda. We’re on about the truth and authority of God’s Word and the gospel message, and we always will be! It’s changed hearts and minds that impact a culture.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken

This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.

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