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President Trump hosted a meeting with local and state officials to discuss gun violence and school safety. He said that he would be in favor of giving concealed guns to adept teachers with military or special training experience and would consider givi
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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.
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PolitiFact→ How Russian trolls exploited Parkland mass shooting on social media
Russian-linked social media accounts exploited the tragedy at a Parkland, Fla., high school to sow discord and deepen divisions in America. Russian bots and trolls pushed conspiracy theories about survivors and amplified Second Amendment messaging in a
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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.
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Students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump to set politics aside and protect America's school children from the scourge of gun violence.
Internet Archive→ Morning Joe : MSNBCW : February 22, 2018 3:00am-6:00am PST
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Washington Post→ Trump’s claim that he’s been ‘much tougher on Russia than Obama’
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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?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Maxine Waters Comment About Armed Security Detail and Gun Control-Fiction!
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Snopes→ Is Laura Phelps a Crisis Actor Who Lost a Child at Both Sandy Hook and Marjory Stoneman Douglas?
A conspiracy theory accusing Nick and Laura Phelps of being "crisis actors" received a new (and false) twist in the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida school shooting.
Truth or Fiction?→ Parkland Shooting Survivor David Hogg is a Crisis Actor-Fiction!
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A satirical web site played on allegations of racial profiling by the bureau for a humorous story about the hit Marvel movie.
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FactCheck.org→ Made-up Michelle Obama Quote
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A viral cartoon accurately presents several quotations by the then-presidential candidate, delivered on the campaign trail in 2015 and 2016.
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False stories target students who survived the deadly shooting at their Florida high school, claiming they are 'crisis actors'
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