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Snopes→ FedEx Bucks Corporate Trend, Sticks with NRA
Companies with ties to the National Rifle Association are dealing with increasing public pressure since the Parkland, Florida massacre killed 17 people.
Snopes→ Student Protests Resonate with Columbine Shooting Survivors
Both insist they'll keep fighting. And both concede a solution is far from reach.
Snopes→ Hearing for Florida Shooting Suspect Case Canceled
Prosecutors are seeking to obtain hair samples, fingerprints, DNA and photographs of Nikolas Cruz, 19.
Snopes→ President Trump Uses Photograph of School Shooting Survivor in Fundraising Email
The chief executive visited Maddy Wilford in the hospital shortly after a high school shooting that left 17 dead.
Snopes→ Trump Suggests He and Governors Would’ve Rushed Florida School
President Donald Trump told the nation's governors he would have rushed in to aid students and teachers during a mass shooting at a Florida high school.
Snopes→ Lawyer Defends Deputy Who Didn’t Stop Shooter
Scot Peterson, the armed deputy assigned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, has been called a coward and worse for failing to stop the shooting.
Snopes→ Rome Blanketed by Snow as Arctic Storm Sets European Records
Rome's schools were ordered closed, while train, plane and bus services were crippled.
Snopes→ Trump Says He Goes to Great Lengths to Hide His Bald Spot
Speaking before the Conservative Political Action Conference, he said, "I try like hell to hide that bald spot, folks."
Snopes→ Florida Sheriff Says Only One Deputy Was on Scene During School Shooting
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told CNN that investigators are looking into claims that three other deputies were on the scene but failed to enter the school when the chance to save lives still existed.
Snopes→ Manafort Indictment Sparks Hunt for Europeans Paid to Lobby
The lobbying by the European political figures — identified in documents as the "Hapsburg Group" — allegedly took place in 2012 and 2013.
Snopes→ NRA Faces Corporate Backlash After Latest School Shooting
The National Rifle Association is facing a corporate backlash as companies take a closer look at their investments, co-branding deals and other ties to the gun industry following the latest school massacre.
Snopes→ Missouri GOP Blames George Soros for Governor’s Blackmail Indictment
George Soros, a billionaire philanthropist and constant target of right-wing conspiracy theories, is to blame for Eric Greitens' felony indictment — at least according to state Republicans.
Snopes→ Former Trump Adviser Pleads Guilty
The plea by Rick Gates is a strong indication that he plans to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation as it continues to probe the Trump campaign and Russian election interference.
Snopes→ Death Toll in Syria Mounts Following Bombing Campaign Near Damascus
The number of those killed by Syrian government planes supported by Russia has climbed to more than 400.
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→ Trump Bucks NRA, Backs Raising Age for Buying Assault Rifles
The nation should keep assault rifles out of the hands of anyone under 21, President Donald Trump says, defying the National Rifle Association.
Snopes→ Florida School Shooting: ‘Abject Breakdown at All Levels’
The Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has reignited national debate over gun laws and school safety.
Snopes→ Sheriff: School Officer Never Went Inside to Confront Gunman
The armed officer on duty at the Florida school where a shooter killed 17 people never went inside to engage the gunman and has been placed under investigation.
Snopes→ Illinois State Legislature Candidate Urged to Drop out of Race Following Offensive Remarks
Burt Minor, a candidate for the Illinois state legislature, reportedly asked a black GOP candidate for attorney general if she was a "lesbo" or offended by the n-word.
Snopes→ Special Counsel Brings New Charges Against Ex-Trump Campaign Associates
Robert Mueller has filed additional charges against President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman and his business associate, dramatically increasing the pressure and the stakes.
Snopes→ How Long Does It Take to Buy an AR-15 in the United States?
The time it takes varies from state to state, but you can buy an assault rifle in less than an hour in various parts of the country.
Snopes→ Springer Security Director, Talk Show Host Wilkos Facing OUI
Jerry Springer protege Steve Wilkos is facing a drunken driving charge in connection with a car crash in Connecticut.
Snopes→ Sleepwalking Student Causes School to Cancel Classes
A Pennsylvania middle school canceled classes after a sleepwalking student was found inside the building.
Snopes→ Massachusetts Transit Bosses Under Fire for $100K Bathroom
The project was fast-tracked and not put out to bid, which is usually done for state projects to make contractors compete for the work and keep costs down.
Snopes→ Shelters Open Amid Midwest Flooding as Rivers Keep Rising
Sandbags are holding back floodwaters in parts of Michigan as a storm sweeps across the Midwest and Great Plains, bringing heavy rains, snow and ice.
Snopes→ Tearful Student Asks Trump, ‘How Do We Not Stop This?’
Students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump to set politics aside and protect America's school children from the scourge of gun violence.
Snopes→ Social Media Platforms Tighten Rules, Prompting Censorship Claims
Both Twitter and Medium implemented changes that led to various accounts being deleted or suspended.
Snopes→ Conspiracy Theories About Mass and School Shootings, Explained
Why do the same sets of shooting conspiracy theories and tropes appear every time there is a horrific mass shooting — and where do they come from?
Snopes→ Evangelist Billy Graham, Who Reached Millions, Dies at 99
Graham, who long suffered from cancer, pneumonia and other ailments, died at his home in North Carolina.
Snopes→ Far Right Blogs, Conspiracy Theorists Attack Parkland Mass Shooting Survivors
Disreputable web sites called it a "red flag" that the father of one high school student is a retired FBI agent.
Snopes→ Is a Killer ‘Klebsi Plague’ Threatening the United States?
A shady web site promises a cure for the supposedly imminent plague to members who pay a $74 fee.
Snopes→ Did ‘Bots’ Force Al Franken to Resign?
The accuracy of stories blaming bots for duping Democrats into pressuring the former Minnesota senator to resign is being called into question.
Snopes→ Shooting Suspect Was on School Rifle Team That Got NRA Grant
Records show that the Stoneman Douglas JROTC program received $10,827 in non-cash assistance from the NRA's fundraising and charitable arm in 2016.
Snopes→ GotNews and Other Disreputable Sites Sued for Naming Innocent Teen as the Charlottesville Killer
The site owned by Chuck C. Johnson, along with other notorious diseminators of false information, is accused of defamation.
Snopes→ State Investigated Parkland School Shooting Suspect After Self-Harm
Florida's child welfare agency investigated the suspect in a school shooting that killed 17 people after he cut himself in a video but found him stable, according to state records.
Snopes→ Trump Overreaches to Claim Indictment Proves ‘No Collusion’
Robert Mueller has laid bare the details of one Russian scheme, designed in part to benefit Trump's election run.
Snopes→ Anger Bubbles Over at Funerals for Florida Shooting Victims
At least seventeen people were killed during a rampage from a former student.
Snopes→ Thirteen People Killed in Mexico Helicopter Crash
The military helicopter was carrying officials assessing damage from a strong earthquake when it crash-landed into a group of people on the ground.
Snopes→ Mueller Indictment: Russians Promoted False Allegations of Voter Fraud in 2016
The 37-page indictment details a sophisticated effort to leverage social media to manipulate Americans.