Bump stocks aren’t machine guns, and good luck trying to fire an AR-style rifle 800 times in a minute.
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PolitiFact→ Pregúntale a PolitiFact: ¿Qué son las tarjetas de débito ‘flex card’?
En Español: Publicaciones engañosas en redes sociales dicen ofrecer tarjetas ‘flex cards’ para comprar alimentos, pagar por servicios médicos y otras necesidades. Pero estas obvian información importante sobre los beneficios y disponibilidad.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Is the U.S. third in gun violence because of five cities? Data doesn’t support that claim
Removing gun-related homicides in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and St. Louis would drop the U.S. to 189th out of 193 countries in gun violence.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – More gun ownership does not lead to less gun violence
The states that have 97% of guns are the states with the least amount of gun violence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 97% Of Guns NOT In Areas Of US That Account For 3% Of Gun Violence
Are 97 percent of the guns in the United States located in areas that account for only three percent of gun violence? No, that's not true: Gun violence experts told Lead Stories that different statistics demonstrate a correlation: In regi
PolitiFact→ Charles Schumer – Did TSA find a record number of guns at airports last year?
“TSA found with metal detectors nearly 7,000 firearms at airports last year — an all-time high.”
PolitiFact→ Chris Murphy – The US homicide rate has declined, but Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy overstates effect of gun law
The Bipartisan Safer in Communities Act led to “a 12% reduction in urban homicides in this country.”
The Dispatch→ Guns and the Aloha State
Finally discussing American Nightmare.
Washington Post→ Is gun violence the leading cause of death for children?
The White House likes to cite this statistic, but so much depends on what is included — such as whether 18- and 19-year-olds are considered children.
PolitiFact→ Pregúntale a PolitiFact: ¿Quién es responsable de la crisis migratoria?
En Español: La Casa Blanca y el Congreso se culpan mutuamente sobre la crisis migratoria.. Pero expertos dicen que ambas ramas son responsables por el aumento de inmigración ilegal en la frontera sur.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That ‘Dr. Steven Gundry Discovered 3 Completely Natural Ingredients’ For Blood Pressure — Post Offers NO Medical Info, Only A Furniture Ad
Did American physician and author Dr. Steven Gundry discover three "completely natural ingredients, and as a result, blood pressure disappeared forever"? No, that's not true: This post has no information on any treatment for blood pressur
AllSides→ ‘Ban assault weapons now!’ ‘Star Wars’ legend Mark Hamill cites misleading gun stats while calling for red-flag laws
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mark-hamill-assault-weapons-ban Legendary "Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Doctors Without Borders Medic Picking Up Gun And Carrying It Away — Man Wears PMRC Vest
Does a video on Instagram show a Doctors Without Borders medic scooping up a rifle from a fallen gunman and running it up the street to another gunman who is still shooting? No, that's not true: The uniform worn by the person in the video
Truth or Fiction?→ Unveiling The History Of The Machine Gun: Who Discovered it?
Machine guns, devices engineered for rapid-fire and continuous operation, have shaped the art of warfare and transformed the course of history. Originating from the need for better firepower in battles, these lethal inventions emerged from a series o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israeli Defense Force Footage Does NOT Show Aerial Gunners Firing On Fleeing Supernova Festival Goers
Does a compilation of gun camera clips show Israeli Apache helicopters firing on civilians who were running from the Supernova music festival during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: Independent investigators with
The Dispatch→ The Times Jumps the Gun
Was there, in fact, an airstrike on a Gaza hospital? Maybe, maybe not.
FactCheck.org→ Post Makes Unsupported Claim Trump Purchased a Handgun
Quick Take While campaigning in South Carolina, former President Donald Trump saw a handgun at a gun store with his image and name on it. “I want to buy one,” he said. An online video shows Trump in the store, but the post claims he p
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video shows Donald Trump admiring a Glock handgun, not buying one
"Trump just bought a handgun!”
Logically→ No, former FBI agent Ted Gunderson was not assassinated for exposing chemtrails
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Marines in Maui Did NOT ‘Tactically Abort A Gunfight With National Guardsmen’
Did U.S. Marines in Maui "tactically abort a gunfight with National Guardsmen"? No, that's not true: The website this claim was made on carries a disclaimer stating that it publishes satirical content. The claim appeared in an article pub
The Dispatch→ Gunning for Trouble
A sinister power play in New Mexico.
PolitiFact→ Thom Tillis – Tillis email omits key details of Democrat's proposed tax on guns
A Democrat-sponsored bill proposes a “1,000% gun tax on most firearms.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – False rumors about gunshots fired at a South Carolina high school spread on social media
“Shots fired T.L Hanna High School 1 seriously injured.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fabricated story fantasizes about Maui gunfight between U.S. Marine Corps and FEMA agents
“Marines neutralize fleeing FEMA convoy in Maui.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rail Gun Physics Does NOT Prove The Earth Is ‘Missing Curvature’
Does a rail gun's ability to "hit a target 100 miles away in a perfectly straight line" prove that the Earth is "missing curvature"? No, that's not true: Such claims are "absurd" and "completely nuts," two physicists told Lead Stories. Th
Logically→ BJP leader Annamalai’s speech shared out of context to claim he called for gun violence
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Illinois will allow some non-citizens to be police. But only those authorized to work and own a gun
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Pregúntale a PolitiFact: ¿Por qué el gobierno excluye de las cifras de desempleo a ciertas personas?
En Español: El gobierno define a las personas como “desempleadas” si están activamente buscando trabajo. Esta ha sido una política por muchas décadas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Former FBI Agent Ted Gunderson’s Death Was NOT Suspicious — It Was Cancer
Does a video on social media prove that the death of former FBI agent Ted Gunderson was connected to his public speeches and did not result from natural causes? No, that's not true: The video, shared under different captions on social med
Logically→ The WEF has not launched a CBDC microchip that ‘will end gun ownership’ in the U.S.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence World Economic Forum Launched ‘Mark of the Beast’ CBDC Microchip That Will ‘End Gun Ownership in America’
Did the World Economic Forum introduce a "mark of the beast" CBDC microchip to "end gun ownership" in the United States? No, that's not true: The United States hasn't announced the implementation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC)
AllSides→ Kamala Harris Falsely Claims Gun Violence Leading Cause of Death for Children
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/07/17/fact-check-kamala-harris-falsely-claims-gun-violence-leading-cause-death-children/
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Former FBI agent Ted Gunderson wasn’t murdered. He died of cancer, according to family
Former FBI agent Ted Gunderson was murdered.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misleadingly Equate Gun Case Against Hunter Biden With Rapper Kodak Black
Quick Take Hunter Biden, who has no prior criminal history, has reached a plea deal that would avoid jail time for a gun-related charge. Some conservative commentators claim the president’s son is getting special treatment, misleadingly equat
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, los tripulantes del sumergible Titan no están vivos, según las autoridades
Los cinco tripulantes del sumergible Titan “estan vivos”.
Full Fact→ Hoax posts about dog thief with gun use photos from US
The Facebook posts appear in community groups across the UK.
The Dispatch→ God, Guns, and Trump
David et David Continue reading God, Guns, and Trump »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Men Pictured In Social Media Posts Are NOT Allen, Texas, Gunman Mauricio Garcia
Are any of the men pictured in social media posts Mauricio Garcia, the gunman who was killed during the May 7, 2023, mass shooting at an Allen, Texas, outlet mall? No, that's not true: While a man pictured in two different posts with two
PolitiFact→ Marc Short – Is 95% of gun violence occurring in 'inner cities'? No
“This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.”
The Dispatch→ Democrats Urge New Gun Laws Amid Spate of Shootings
Robert Jackson and his mother Cheryl Jackson hug as they visit a memorial near the scene of a mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets mall Monday. Eight people were killed and seven wounded in the attack in which the gunman was killed by police. (Ph