No one “with a concealed carry permit ever committed a mass shooting."
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Snopes→ Hinckley Says He’s Sorry for Shooting That Wounded Reagan
The man who wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981 apologized for his actions and said he doesn't remember what he was feeling when he fired the shots that also wounded three others.
Logically→ The media claimed that the same person died at both the Sandy Hook shooting and the Boston Marathon bombing, indicating that both of those events were hoaxes.
Snopes→ Did CNN, NBC, and ABC Not Cover the Dennis Butler Shooting in West Virginia?
According to The Associated Press, a woman in Charleston, West Virginia shot and killed a man named Dennis Butler who had begun firing an AR-15-style rifle into a crowd at a party.
Snopes→ 1 Dead, 2 Wounded in Alabama Church Shooting; Suspect Held
The shooting occurred at Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills, police said.
PolitiFact→ Ted Nugent – No, these mass shootings weren’t a plot to protect Hillary Clinton from negative news coverage
Three mass shootings were meant to distract from Hillary Clinton controversies.
Logically→ A video shows a shooting inside a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 1, 2022.
The video making rounds on social media was filmed in 2019 and is unrelated to the recent shooting in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
PolitiFact→ What is in the Senate’s gun legislation proposal after the Uvalde shooting?
A bipartisan group of 20 senators is proposing new gun legislation. While the final language of the bill is still in the works, here’s what we know from their outline.
Snopes→ Did Amnesty International Issue Travel Advisory for US After Shootings?
Incidents of gun violence have not abated in the country.
Snopes→ Texas Shooting Records Could Be Blocked by Legal Loophole
Some are concerned that Texas officials will use a legal loophole to block records from being released — even to the victims' families — once the case is closed.
PolitiFact→ How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy?
Independent websites and government agencies have to define 'mass shooting' to collect data on gun violence.
Snopes→ Authorities: 3 Dead, Trooper Wounded in Maryland Shooting
The three victims were found dead at Columbia Machine Inc. in Smithsburg and a fourth victim was critically injured.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cop At Parkland School Was NOT ‘Stealing Hundreds Of Dollars From Backpacks Of Students’ Before 2018 Shooting
Was the school resource officer assigned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, "literally stealing hundreds of dollars from the backpacks of students" just before the 2018 shooting? No, that's not true: The Instagr
Snopes→ Michigan Officer Charged with Murder in Lyoya Shooting
Kent County prosecutor Chris Becker announced his decision against Grand Rapids Officer Christopher Schurr, who killed Lyoya minutes after a traffic stop on April 4.
Snopes→ Did Uvalde Shooting Victim’s Mom Write Viral ‘Chicken Soup’ Poem?
The poem describing the school shooting began: “The chicken soup in her thermos stayed hot all day while her body grew cold.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Wikipedia ‘List of School Shootings in the United States’ Video
On June 8 2022, a popular Imgur video post purportedly showed Wikipedia’s “List of School Shootings in the United States,” which is so extensive that it took a dishearteningly long time to scroll through: Wanted to read up on school
Full Fact→ Reports that ‘Bernie Gores’ died in both Uvalde school shooting and Afghanistan are fake
A number of posts spreading false reports of a man’s death are circulating on Facebook. The posts share two side-by-side images of a man supposedly named Bernie Gores, one of which claims that he was a teacher killed in the Robb Elementary School
Logically→ Different news clips showing two different men as the father of a victim proves that the Uvalde school shooting was staged.
Both men who appear in TV interviews are identified as the victim's parents. One is her biological father, and the other is her stepfather.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Credible Threat That ‘White Supremacy … Are Shooting Up All Walmarts and Will Kill Black And Mexicans’ In San Bernardino County
Have the police in San Bernardino County shared that they received a tip that "white supremacy has made it clear they are shooting up all Walmarts and will kill blacks and Mexicans"? No, that's not true: The San Bernardino County, Califor
Snopes→ Unverified Rumors Thrived After the Uvalde School Shooting
It’s unclear why so many social media users willingly share unverified rumors in the minutes, hours, and days following mass shootings.
Logically→ Senator Ted Cruz wrote very similar tweets following mass shootings between 2012 and 2022. He only changed the location name.
The image in question has been digitally altered. Cruz did not write the same condolence message for different mass shootings.
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: Biden Cites Mass Shootings, Claims Expanding Background Checks Would Give More Safety
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/06/02/fact-check-biden-cites-mass-shootings-claims-expanding-background-checks-would-give-more-safety/
Snopes→ No, Uvalde Shooting Victim’s 2 Fathers Were Not Proof of a ‘False Flag’
Conspiracy theorists reached unimaginable new lows in response to the grief of parents whose children were slaughtered in their elementary school classroom.
AllSides→ Fact check: Fabricated CBS News tweet misleads on Buffalo shooting
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/05/31/fact-check-fabricated-cbs-news-tweet-misleads-buffalo-shooting/9894761002/
AllSides→ Ask SciCheck Files: The Relationship Between Mental Health and Mass Shootings
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/05/ask-scicheck-files-the-relationship-between-mental-health-and-mass-shootings/
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About the Border Patrol and the Uvalde School Shooting
Viral social media posts claim that the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter was killed by an off-duty Border Patrol agent “who charged in the school with his dad shirt and jeans on.”The shooter was killed by Border Patrol agents. Early reports in
Snopes→ Hinckley Nears Full Freedom 41 Years After Shooting Reagan
A federal judge is set to preside over an important hearing for John Hinckley, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
AllSides→ Ask SciCheck Files: The Relationship Between Mental Health and Mass Shootings
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/05/ask-scicheck-files-the-relationship-between-mental-health-and-mass-shootings/
Snopes→ After Mass Shooting, NYC Explores Gun Detectors in Subways
The technology to scan large numbers of people quickly for weapons does exist, and is used now to screen people at places like sports stadiums and theme parks.
Poynter→ Armed campus police do not prevent school shootings, research shows
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has blamed others for politicizing the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, to advance discussions about gun access. To Cruz, the answer is simpler. “We know from past experiences that the most […] The post Armed c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Jacob Albarado Killed Gunman In Texas School Shooting
Did Jacob Albarado, an off-duty Border Patrol agent, kill Salvador Ramos, the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school? There's no such evidence: Albarado, whose wife worked at the school and child atten
FactCheck.org→ Ask SciCheck Files: The Relationship Between Mental Health and Mass Shootings
In the wake of mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, some officials have cited mental illness as a reason for the unprovoked attacks. But as we’ve explained before, having a mental illness isn’t predictive of who will perpetrate a
Snopes→ Garland Issues Call to Public Service in Wake of Shootings
Attorney General Merrick Garland told Harvard graduates that their generation has been asked to show “an impossible kind of resilience” after yet another mass shooting at another school.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Texas School Shooting Was ‘100% A Planned Attack’ That Cops Were ‘In On’
Was the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, "100% a planned attack" that cops were "in on"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the shooting was planned or orchestrated by anyone other than the shooter, Salvador Ramos.
AllSides→ Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde school shooting
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/may/27/fact-checking-misinformation-about-uvalde-school-s/ Frid
Snopes→ O’Rourke Bets Shooting Will Shake Up Texas Governor’s Race
The Democrat is betting that the tragedy can reset the governor’s race in America’s largest red state.
Snopes→ Justice Dept. to Review Response to Texas School Shooting
The announcement came as President Joe Biden was visiting Uvalde, Texas.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde school shooting
Here’s what we know to be true — and false — about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left at least 19 children and two teachers dead on May 24.
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→ Tweets – No, Ted Cruz doesn’t tweet the same ‘thoughts and prayers’ message after each mass shooting
“These mass shootings happen so much that Ted Cruz really got a template ready to tweet whenever they occur.”