Did an image shared on social media show the shooter during an April 17, 2025 mass shooting on the campus of Florida State University? No, that's not true: The image of the armed man in a brown hoodie first appeared online in 2023. It sho
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Man With AR-15 Is NOT Las Cruces, New Mexico, Shooting Suspect
Does a photo of a man holding an AR-15 rifle show a suspect in the mass shooting in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on March 21, 2025? No, that's not true: Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story told reporters the man was interviewed and ruled out
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Samuel Hydén NOT The Shooter In Örebro, Sweden, School Shooting On February 4, 2025
Was Samuel Hydén (or Sam Hyde) the perpetrator of a school shooting in Örebro, Sweden, on February 4, 2025? No, that's not true: Comedian Sam Hyde is often named as the perpetrator by internet trolls whenever a mass-casualty incident ha
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Person who called 911, not the tiplines, about the CEO shooting suspect can still get the reward
Tipster in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing is ineligible for reward money "because she called 911 instead of the tip line."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Samuel Hyde Was NOT Identified As The Shooter In The Abundant Life Christian School Shooting In Wisconsin
Did police identify Samuel Hyde as the shooter at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin? No, that's not true: At a press conference on December 16, 2024, the Madison police chief identified the shooter as 15-year-old Na
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Photo falsely tied to Wisconsin school shooting suspect Natalie Rupnow
Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow.
Full Fact→ Clip from Kentucky shooting range misleadingly shared as scenes in Syria
The clip has been shared on social media with claims it shows Syrian government forces firing at the rebel group HTS in the city of Hama.
The Dispatch→ Shooting Down the Spirit of Aloha
Disrespecting the Second Amendment.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Says FBI, Department Of Education Warned Schools To Close Due To Increased Risk Of Shootings — Russian Propaganda
Did the FBI and U.S. Department of Education release a video recommending that U.S. schools close until November 11, 2024, because of a significant increase in the risk of school shootings and riots during the presidential election? No, t
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Viral photo shows schools receiving federal money for academic programs, not ‘school shooting list’
Photos that show lists of school names are “school shooting lists.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Posts misconstrue CNN report on suspect’s motive in Apalachee High School shooting
CNN reported that the Apalachee High School shooting suspect was motivated by a “lack of trans acceptance.”
PolitiFact→ In Context: Here’s what JD Vance said about school shootings being a ‘fact of life’ (transcript)
Republican Sen. JD Vance’s comment about school shootings being a “fact of life” drew criticism from Vice President Kamala Harris, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and others. In his full remarks, Vance argued for enhanced school security.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Apalachee Shooting Suspect Colt Gray As Transgender And Harris Supporter
Is a screenshot that shows Apalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray as transgender and a supporter of Kamala Harris authentic? No, that's not true: The person behind the account frequently changes their profile picture and bio. A
PolitiFact→ Viral image – An X account purporting to belong to the Apalachee High School shooting suspect was ‘made up’
An image shows the social media profile of the accused suspect in the Apalachee High School shooting.
Full Fact→ Photo is not from Georgia school shooting
An image is being shared on social media with false claims it depicts the attacker in a school shooting at Apalachee High School in the US this week.
Health Feedback→ Alex Jones was fined 1.5 billion dollars for defaming families of Sandy Hook shooting victims; no evidence he was fined for warning about “Covid crimes”
REVIEW An Instagram post from August 2024 claimed that Alex Jones was fined 150 billion dollars for warning about crimes related to COVID-19. However, this claim is baseless, as we’ll show below. The post was published by political commentator Bra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Altered Photo Shows Secret Service Agents Without Earpieces During Trump Shooting In July 2024
Does an authentic photo show Secret Service agents without earpieces during their response to the shooting at a Donald Trump rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: The earpieces can be seen in the original p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Turkish Olympian Yusuf Dikec Did NOT Spontaneously Get Interested In Sport Shooting During Divorce
Did a Turkish mechanic, Yusuf Dikec, discover a passion for sport shooting while going through a "particularly frustrating divorce mediation" and did he send his ex-wife a message from the Olympic podium that he wants his dog back? No, th
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Olympic shooting star’s origin story about messy divorce began as satire
Olympic air pistol shooting medalist took up the sport during his divorce and told his ex-wife from the podium, “I want my dog back.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Undamaged Ear In Immediate Weeks After Trump Shooting
Does a photo taken less than two weeks after Donald Trump's right ear was grazed in an assassination attempt show it undamaged? No, that's not true: The photo on social media predates the shooting by more than seven years. There's no evid
PolitiFact→ X posts – No evidence links Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s death to Secret Service oversight, Trump rally shooting
The death of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, six days after the Trump rally shooting was linked to her “oversight of the Secret Service.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Playing Golf With Undamaged Ear 10 Days After Shooting
Does a video show former President Donald Trump playing golf with an undamaged ear 10 days after an assassination attempt on July 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The photo in a social media post was taken from a video recorded the week bef
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write On X That He Was ‘Regrowing’ His Ear After Shooting
Did Donald Trump write on X that he was "regrowing" his ear after it was pierced by a bullet? No, that's not true: The creator of the fake Trump post admitted it was meant to be satirical. The X post does not appear on the former presiden
PolitiFact→ Trump rally shooting put scrutiny on Secret Service women, diversity efforts. Here are the facts.
How did a gunman breach Secret Service security measures? Some conservative influencers and representatives claimed they knew the culprit: the U.S. Secret Service’s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. Here’s what you should know about those c
Full Fact→ Donald Trump shooting: false claims spread online after assassination attempt
Claims the attack was staged and various competing claims about who was responsible have been widespread on social media.
AllSides→ Dem Powerbroker Who Suggested Trump Shooting ‘Staged’ Has Visited Biden White House at Least 10 Times
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/dem-powerbroker-who-suggested-trump-shooting-staged-has-visited-biden-white-house-at-least-10-times/
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claims that the Secret Service staged Trump rally shooting lack merit
The Secret Service staged the July 13 shooting at Trump rally.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Shooting Suspect Crooks Shouting ‘Slash Republican Throats’ — It’s A Different Man, Different Name
Does a video show Thomas Matthew Crooks, identified by authorities as the man who shot at former President Donald Trump, shouting, "slash Republican throats"? No, that's not true: An Arizona State University official told Lead Stories tha
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Anonymous 4chan post isn’t first-hand Secret Service account of Trump rally shooting
A Secret Service agent named Jonathan Willis said he “had the assassin in his sights for 3 minutes, but he was told not to engage by the head of the (Secret Service) unit.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, this photo doesn’t show Barron Trump in the crowd at Pennsylvania rally shooting
Photo shows Barron Trump on July 13, 2024, at Butler, Pennsylvania, rally.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Use Altered Image of Secret Service Agents Following Trump Shooting
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take The actions of the Secret Service at the Pennsylvania rally where former President Donald Trump was wounded in an assassination attempt are under review. But social me
AllSides→ What a Trump Rally Attendee Saw During and After Shooting
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/14/what-a-trump-rally-attendee-saw-during-and-after-shooting/ A spe
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, this photo is not of Trump rally shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks
A photo from viral social media posts shows Trump rally shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Mark Violets’ NOT Confirmed by Butler Police As Gunman or Arrested In Trump Shooting In Pennsylvania
Did the Butler, Pennsylvania, Police Department say the gunman who shot Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, was arrested at the scene and has been identified as Mark Violets? No, that's not true: Butler Police Chief Bob O'Neill told Lead Stori
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kyle Rittenhouse’s Mother Is NOT 38 in 2024 — Was Already 45 At The Time Of Shooting
Is Kyle Rittenhouse's mother 38 years old in 2024? No, that's not true: Previous news reports as well as voter registration data show that she was older than that in 2021 when her son's trial began. The photo reused in posts on social med
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fico Shooting Suspect’s Wife Is NOT Ukrainian Refugee — Police Said Such Speculation Is ‘Hoax’
Is the wife of the suspect in the attempted assassination of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico a Ukrainian refugee? No, that's not true: The head of the country's national police said that such speculations on social media are "definit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fico Shooting Suspect Is NOT Member Of Pro-Western Progressive Party — Interior Minister, Party Chairman Denied It
Is a man suspected of shooting Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico a member of the Progressive party opposing Fico's policies? No, that's not true: Both Progressive Slovakia's chairman and the interior minister rejected such claims. As
PolitiFact→ Did South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem break the law by shooting her dog? What legal experts say
Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who’s considered a possible running mate for presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump, shared a 20-year-old story about shooting her poorly behaved hunting dog, Cricket. Did she break the law? Here's what experts
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is wrong about a ban on NIH research about mass shootings
“Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.”
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Are 75% of guns used in school shootings found unsecured in homes? Experts say more data is needed
“As many as 75% of school shootings resulted from a gun that was not secured.”