The shooter massacred seven people and injured at least 22 others before police killed him.
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Snopes→ Trump Eyes Mental Institutions as Answer to Gun Violence
When shots rang out last year at a high school in Parkland, Florida, leaving 17 people dead, President Donald Trump quickly turned his thoughts to creating more mental institutions.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dick’s Sporting Goods Lose $150 Million After Reducing Gun Sales?
On August 15 2019 the following meme (archived here) was shared to social media platforms: White text across a purple background read: Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO: We lost $150M in sales since we stopped selling guns. We still don’t regre
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Donald Trump Deleting Anti-Immigrant Tweets?
As several mass shootings within just days of one another left the United States reeling, the ideologies of the shooters began to come under scrutiny for possible ties to sites that specialize in radicalizing disaffected young men into violent white
Truth or Fiction?→ Is OfficeMax Selling Bullet-Resistant Backpacks?
On July 28 2019, a Facebook user shared a Snapchat image to Facebook (archived here), apparently showing a sale at OfficeMax of bullet-resistant backpacks. Across the image was text reading “SHIT JUST BROKE MY HEART,” and the following co
Truth or Fiction?→ Have More Americans Died in Gun-Related Incidents Than Wars Since the Founding of the United States?
On December 7 2018, the Facebook page Change The Ref shared this meme (text below): FACT: MORE AMERICANS HAVE DIED OF GUN-RELATED INCIDENTS IN THE LAST FIFTY YEARS THAN HAVE DIED IN WAR SINCE THE COUNTRY’S FOUNDING. A caption with the image read
Snopes→ Did the Same ‘Crisis Actor’ Play the Mother and Victim in Three Different Mass Shooting Victims?
Three women who have suffered grievously deserve more respect than to be made the subject of japes or ridiculous conspiracy musings.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was the Thousand Oaks Shooter Identified as a Man of Middle Eastern Descent?
Mere hours after a gunman entered a nightclub in Thousand Oaks, California, murdering at least twelve people before shooting himself, the social media disinformation machine and its usual array of bots and paid trolls began to peddle unverified informa
Snopes→ Were None of 154 Mass Shootings in 2018 Committed by a Black Man, Illegal Alien, or Woman?
A hyperpartisan Facebook page gave readers an incomplete picture of mass shootings in America in 2018.
Snopes→ Does a Video Game Allow Players to Assume the Role of a School Shooter?
Survivors of mass shootings and those who have lost loved ones in them condemned the game "Active Shooter" ahead of its planned June 2018 release.
Snopes→ Did an Illinois Suburb Enact a Ban on Assault Weapons?
The ban was passed unanimously in Deerfield in April 2018.
Truth or Fiction?→ David Hogg Graduated in 2015, Didn’t Attend Parkland High School-Fiction!
David Hogg Graduated in 2015, Didn’t Attend Parkland High School-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: David Hogg graduated from Redondo Shores High School in 2015. Hogg didn’t graduate from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and he wasn’t p
Snopes→ Does the United States Have a Lower Death Rate From Mass Shootings Than European Countries?
A pro-gun rights economist uses questionable statistical methods to create a misleading impression.
Snopes→ Conspiracy Theorists Arrested After Harassing Sutherland Springs Pastor
The pair have spent months stalking families of victims and their communities in a failed attempt to prove the November 2017 mass shooting in Texas was a "false flag."
Snopes→ Florida Governor: Ban Gun Sales to Underage and Mentally Ill
The proposal comes as part of a plan to prevent gun violence on the heels of a mass shooting at a south Florida high school that killed seventeen people.
Snopes→ Marjory Stoneman Douglas Quote About Activism?
The environmental activist, journalist, and suffragette encouraged people to "be a nuisance" and to "never give up" — even if discouraged by bad politics.
Truth or Fiction?→ Maxine Waters Comment About Armed Security Detail and Gun Control-Fiction!
Maxine Waters Comment About Armed Security Detail and Gun Control-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, a California Democrat, said there’s no reason for anyone to own guns and referred to her armed security detail in a tweet. The
Truth or Fiction?→ Parkland Shooting Survivor David Hogg is a Crisis Actor-Fiction!
Parkland Shooting Survivor David Hogg is a Crisis Actor- Fiction! Summary of eRumor: David Hogg, a 17-year-old student who became an outspoken advocate for gun control after surviving the Marjory Stoneman High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, is a
Snopes→ Presidential Responses to School Shootings?
A set of images showing President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump in the aftermath of different school shootings are real, but they do not necessarily tell the entire story.
Snopes→ Parkland High School Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories
A number of unverified claims about the Parkland school shooting spread on social media in its immediate wake.
Snopes→ These Are the Lives Lost in the Florida High School Shooting
When a gunman opened fire with an AR-15 at a large high school in south Florida, the 17 dead included students and school workers, young and old.
Snopes→ Was the FBI Tipped Off About the Parkland Shooter?
A Mississippi YouTube user contacted law enforcement after a disturbing comment appeared on one of his videos.
Snopes→ Is This an Armed Teacher Protecting Students at an Israeli School?
An image purportedly showing an teacher with a gun slung across her back while watching over students is often shared with misleading claims about security protocols within the country.
Snopes→ Multiple People Killed in Northern California Mass Shooting
Authorities in Rancho Tehama said the gunman was allegedly involved in "a domestic violence incident" before the attack.
Truth or Fiction?→ Las Vegas Shooting Witness Who Identified 2nd Shooter Found Dead-Fiction!
Las Vegas Shooting Witness Who Identified 2nd Shooter Found Dead-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Las Vegas shooting survivor Kymberley Suchomel was found dead at her home after emerging as an important witness who could identify a second shoo
Snopes→ Did the United States Government Ban Lawn Dart Sales After a Child’s Death?
A 1988 decision about a backyard game has been used to highlight ongoing political inaction around guns after mass shootings.
Snopes→ Las Vegas Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories
The deadliest mass shooting in modern American history has led to a cacophony of rumors, hoaxes, and conspiracy theories.
Snopes→ Did an Unidentified Woman Warn Las Vegas Concert-Goers They Were ‘All Going to Die’?
An apparent altercation between concert-goers was blown out of proportion, and the witness who reported the threats has changed her view on their significance.
Snopes→ Muslim-American Medical Demographics
A claim that Muslim-Americans make up 1% of the U.S. population is accurate, but statistic dealing with mass shootings and medical training are problematic to verify.
Snopes→ Is This List of Democrat Shooters Accurate?
A viral list of dozens of shootings purportedly committed by Democrats is based on faulty, inaccurate, and unsubstantiated claims.