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Search Results (543) for: guns
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Miami DID Sponsor ‘Guns 4 Ukraine’ Gun Buyback Program
Did the city of Miami sponsor a gun buyback program in support of Ukraine? Yes, that's true: The June 18, 2022, event is being used to get guns off the street and also to support Ukraine. Donations are going to the Ukrainian Congress Comm
PolitiFact→ Gun Owners of America – A House proposal does not criminalize gun owners for performing maintenance on their guns
“U.S. House of Reps. votes 226-194 to criminalize disassembling, cleaning, and re-assembling your gun without a firearm manufacturer’s license, including 8 Republicans!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Of Americans DO Die Each Year Of Medical Errors But It’s Unclear Whether Doctors Kill More People Than Guns
Are you six times more like to be killed by a doctor than a gun in the United States? We don't know. The estimates are too scattered to form a conclusion. Official mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (
Snopes→ Senate Negotiators Announce a Deal on Guns, Breaking Logjam
The proposal falls far short of tougher steps long sought by President Joe Biden and many Democrats.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Matthew McConaughey Did NOT Tweet About An Account Harassing Him For ‘Wanting To Take Action Against Guns’
Did actor Matthew McConaughey tweet that Instagram needs to shut down an account for harassing him because he "wanted to take action against guns"? No, that's not true: The tweet is fake and the account shown for @McConaughey is suspended
AllSides→ Students in Israel Don’t Carry Guns to Class, Contrary to Social Media Posts
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/06/students-in-israel-dont-carry-guns-to-class-contrary-to-social-media-posts/
Logically→ Gunshots were fired at the Barclays Center in New York City on May 29, 2022.
New York City Police confirmed that the crowd gathered in Barclays Center in Brooklyn mistook a sound disturbance for an active shooting.
FactCheck.org→ Students in Israel Don’t Carry Guns to Class, Contrary to Social Media Posts
Quick Take Israel has established strict measures in response to armed attacks on its schoolchildren. But social media posts falsely claim there have been “no school shootings in Israel” and use a photo to misleadingly suggest students carr
Snopes→ Did Reagan Say ‘No Reason’ to Carry Loaded Guns in Public?
Readers emailed us to ask if former U.S. President and California Gov. Ronald Reagan once made a statement about carrying loaded weapons in the streets.
Snopes→ Did Washington Say When Nation Mistrusts Citizens with Guns, the Government Has ‘Evil Plans’?
We don't recommend relying on quote memes as credible sources of information.
Snopes→ Biden Sees Chance of ‘Rational’ Republican Approach on Guns
His comments came a day after he traveled to the shattered Texas community of Uvalde.
Snopes→ 22 Mass Shootings. 374 Dead. Here’s Where the Guns Came from
In some cases shooters got guns legally under current firearms laws, or because of background check lapses.
PolitiFact→ Marco Rubio – Fact-checking Marco Rubio claim that no guns used in mass shootings were bought online
“There hasn't been a single of these mass shootings that have been purchased at a gun show or on the internet.”
Logically→ The war between Ukraine and Russia is fake as an image shows Ukrainian soldiers fighting with paintball guns.
A photo of Ukrainian forces taken during a training simulation has been used to push the narrative that the war is staged.
PolitiFact→ Matthew Dowd – No proof for claim in wake of Uvalde that 50% of Texas guns sales lack background checks
“50% of the guns sold in Texas, because of the loopholes, do not pass through a background check.”
Snopes→ Secret Service: Guns Banned at Trump’s NRA Speech in Texas
A tweet shared in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas read, "Guns are banned at the NRA convention in Texas this weekend when Trump speaks. Let that sink in."
Snopes→ Will Congress Act on Guns After Sandy Hook, Buffalo, Uvalde?
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer swiftly set in motion a pair of firearms background-check bills in response to the school massacre in Texas.
Snopes→ Did Gov. Greg Abbott Urge Texans To ‘Pick Up the Pace’ in Acquiring Guns?
The 2015 tweet resurfaced in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school nearly seven years later.
PolitiFact→ Most states don’t explicitly ban guns at polls. Some lawmakers want to change that
Some states ban guns at the polls. More may join them
Snopes→ Yes, Kandiss Taylor’s Campaign Slogan is ‘JESUS, GUNS, AND BABIES’
The Georgia governor hopeful launched her “Paint Georgia Taylor Red Bus Tour” in February 2022.
Snopes→ California Governor Wants Texas-Like Law to Ban Assault Guns
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday pledged to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Alec Baldwin Wearing A ‘Guns Don’t Kill People’ T-Shirt Is NOT Real — It Has Been Altered
Is a photo of actor Alec Baldwin wearing a T-shirt that reads, "Guns Don't Kill People Alec Baldwin Kills People," real? No, that's not true: This photo has been digitally altered. The text on the T-shirt was taken from the merchandise we
Snopes→ No, Clint Eastwood Did Not Say ‘The Problem Is Not Guns’
A viral Facebook post specifically credited Eastwood for a quote that did not belong to the famous actor.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oklahoma Doctor’s Comments About Ivermectin Overdoses, Gunshot Victims and Hospital Backups Were NOT Reported As Stated
Did Oklahoma gunshot victims wind up having to wait to be seen at the hospital because there were too many people who had overdosed on the horse worming medication ivermectin? No, that's not true: Reports in various outlets painted a high
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gloria Steinem Did NOT Write Original Comparison Between Abortions And Buying Guns
Was Gloria Steinem the author of a comparison between abortions and buying guns? No, that's not true: Although Steinem posted such a comparison on social media, she noted that she was not the author of the message. The claim appeared in a
Poynter→ Trump said there were ‘no guns whatsoever’ at the Capital riot. But some defendants were armed, documents show.
President Donald Trump claimed on Fox News that there were no guns in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. During an on-air conversation with Trump on July 11, “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo twice broached
Snopes→ Police: Man with Guns Sought Balcony Near MLB All-Star Game
A man described by authorities as the leader of a group of four people was arrested with more than a dozen weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a Denver hotel near events planned for the upcoming Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Snopes→ US Military Guns Keep Vanishing, Some Used in Street Crimes
An Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s, with some resurfacing in violent crimes.
Logically→ West Virginia is offering free guns to those who get vaccinated against COVID-19.
West Virginia offers free custom hunting rifles and shotguns to people who got their first COVID-19 vaccine.
Snopes→ Is West Virginia Giving Away Free Guns to Those Who Get COVID Vaccinations?
Vaccine-related freebies get more and more creative.
Logically→ Trinamool Congress supporters celebrated election victory by brandishing knives, swords, and guns.
A video from 2020 with a Bengali song 'Khela Hobe' is falsely attributed as TMC supporters celebrating the 2021 election victory.
FactCheck.org→ Editing in Cruz Video Distorts Biden’s Position on Guns
President Joe Biden opposes the sale of assault weapons, and he supports a mandatory federal registry and a voluntary buyback program for all legally purchased assault weapons. But a video shared on Twitter by Sen. Ted Cruz leaves the false impression
Snopes→ Guns vs. Teddy Bears: Which Has More Consumer Safety Regulations in the US?
A widely-shared tweet in April 2021 alluded to a striking loophole in U.S. consumer safety regulations.
Snopes→ Police: FedEx Shooter Legally Bought Guns Used in Shooting
A trace of the two guns found by investigators at the scene revealed that suspect Brandon Scott Hole, 19, of Indianapolis, legally bought the rifles in July and September of last year,
Poynter→ How often do police confuse firearms for stun guns?
Two major events are unfolding in Minnesota: the trial of a former police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, and protests over the recent fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright. Both cases involved white police officers and Black men. Many p
Logically→ It is possible to buy guns without background checks at gun shows in the US.
Federally licensed dealers (FLDs) are required to undergo criminal background checks but unlicensed sellers are not.
Logically→ President Joe Biden wants to regulate ghost guns.
Biden has asked the Department of Justice to draft rules to limit the use of homemade or improvised firearms in the U.S.
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Biden’s remarks on guns
The president pushed the envelope with some of the statements he made on guns in the Rose Garden.
Snopes→ Did Biden Admin ‘Urge Supreme Court to Let Cops Seize Guns From Homes With No Warrant’?
Online articles offered their interpretations of Caniglia v. Strom, a case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in March 2021. But what is the case really about?