A police officer was shot and killed in New Orleans during a dispute over mask requirements at a high school basketball game.

Police said 35-year-old John Shallerhorn tried to enter George Washington Carver High School's gymnasium Friday about 6:15 p.m. for a playoff game against Warren Easton High when he was stopped by an employee who was checking temperatures and enforcing a mask mandate, reported NOLA.com.

In an interview with The New York Times released on Monday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) was questioned about sharing a conspiracy theory during a Senate hearing that the Capitol insurrection was driven by "provocateurs" infiltrating the otherwise "festive" group of pro-Trump protesters — a claim originally pushed by Michael Waller for the far-right website The Federalist.

"I wonder why you think there is merit to giving an audience to Mr. Waller's assertions that there were either provocateurs or fake Trump supporters in the crowd, given the lack of evidence," said Reid Epstein.

A group of former QAnon believers told CNN host Alisyn Camerota that many of their former allies actually believe President Joe Biden is a robot.

While speaking with Camerota, the former Q acolytes said they now regret believing absolutely crazy conspiracy theories, and are sad to still see friends and family members who have been sucked into an alternate reality in which former President Donald Trump will be sworn back in as president later this week.