Are any of the men pictured in social media posts Mauricio Garcia, the gunman who was killed during the May 7, 2023, mass shooting at an Allen, Texas, outlet mall? No, that's not true: While a man pictured in two different posts with two
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PolitiFact→ Marc Short – Is 95% of gun violence occurring in 'inner cities'? No
“This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.”
The Dispatch→ Democrats Urge New Gun Laws Amid Spate of Shootings
Robert Jackson and his mother Cheryl Jackson hug as they visit a memorial near the scene of a mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets mall Monday. Eight people were killed and seven wounded in the attack in which the gunman was killed by police. (Ph
Logically→ Old video of gunfire falsely attributed to Manipur ethnic clashes
Full Fact→ Photo shared on social media doesn’t show King Charles with Dunblane gunman
A 1999 photo of the king and Jimmy Savile is real, but the third man in the picture is not the Dunblane shooter, who killed himself after the massacre three years earlier.
AllSides→ Posts Mislead on Rules for Guns at NRA Convention, Utah GOP Event
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/04/posts-mislead-on-rules-for-guns-at-nra-convention-utah-gop-event/ The
FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead on Rules for Guns at NRA Convention, Utah GOP Event
Quick Take The three-day National Rifle Association convention in Indianapolis allowed attendees to carry firearms, except for a two-hour period when former President Donald Trump and other leaders spoke in a hall secured by the Secret Service.&nbs
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, no hay ninguna ley que elimine hasta $15,000 de deuda a los estadounidenses
"Nueva ley de perdón está eliminando hasta $15,000 de deuda para todos los estadounidenses…cualquier categoría aplica".
Poynter→ Kamala Harris said 1 in 5 Americans have lost a family member to gun violence. Poll data backs that claim
Just days after a series of high-profile incidents of gun violence, Vice President Kamala Harris sought to put the frequency of shootings in the United States into context. “You’ve seen […] The post Kamala Harris said 1 in 5 Americans hav
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Poll data backs Kamala Harris’ claim that 1 in 5 Americans have lost a family member to gun violence
“One in five Americans has lost a family member to gun violence.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Crowd Running From Gunfire Was NOT In Dadeville, Alabama, But New Year’s Eve In Mobile
Does this video show a crowd running from gunfire in Dadeville, Alabama, after a shooting at a birthday party on April 15, 2023? No, that's not true: This video footage of a large crowd running was filmed in Mobile, Alabama, on New Year's
Poynter→ Do loose gun laws lead to more gun deaths? Sometimes, but not always.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., one of Congress’ leading advocates of stricter gun laws, recently tweeted a statistic that he said shows that more restrictive gun laws can save lives. “The […] The post Do loose gun laws lead to more gun death
PolitiFact→ Chris Murphy – Do loose gun laws lead to more gun deaths? Fact-checking Sen. Chris Murphy’s claim
“The 5 states with the highest gun homicide rates in the nation all have loose gun laws” while “the 5 states with the lowest rates have some of the toughest laws.”
PolitiFact→ Laura Ingraham – Protesters against gun violence didn’t make their way onto the Tennessee House floor
Video clip shows that protesters in Tennessee “made their way onto the state capitol floor.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Tennessee Republicans Move to Expel Democratic Colleagues Following Gun Control Protest
On April 4 2023, a popular post to Reddit’s r/politics described an attempt to expel three Nashville, Tennessee Democrats from the state House over a “gun control protest”: Chants of ‘Fascists!’ Ring Out as Tenn
AllSides→ 74 people have been killed or injured by guns at American schools this year
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166651590/nashville-school-shootings-gun-violence-children-cause-death-2023
AllSides→ Democrats distort the record on guns after Nashville shooting
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/fact-check-democrats-distort-the-record-on-guns-nashville
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden said you can’t own a machine gun. You can in most states, but there are restrictions
In the U.S., “you’re not allowed to own a machine gun.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Yes, the UK banned handguns after a 1996 school shooting. There have been no others since
“The UK has had ZERO school shootings since” it changed its gun laws after a 1996 school shooting.
Poynter→ Gun violence has surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death for people ages 1 to 19
A woman who survived a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, in 2022 made a passionate plea for gun safety legislation in front of TV cameras after a mass school […] The post Gun violence has surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of de
PolitiFact→ Ashbey Beasley – Gun violence surpasses car accidents as the leading cause of death for people ages 1 to 19
“Gun violence is the number one killer of children and teens — it has overtaken cars.”
Logically→ Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo stormed an election collation center in Abuja.
No reputable source has corroborated this narrative.
Poynter→ No one is ‘gunning for’ your Xbox
This tweet from Sen. Ted Cruz says: “First gas stoves, then your coffee, now they’re gunning for your Xbox.” It got a lot of attention on social media. What is […] The post No one is ‘gunning for’ your Xbox appeared first
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Social media posts falsely name 22-year-old as Michigan gunman. Police say it was Anthony McRae, 43
“Michigan State University suspect is 22-year-old ‘Raymone Jordan.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Michigan State University gunman was 43-year-old Anthony McRae, not a 21-year-old named ‘Lynn’
The Michigan State University shooter is a 21-year-old man named Lynn Dee Walker.
PolitiFact→ Mark Obenshain – More Virginia children die from guns than fentanyl
“You know how many children are dying across Virginia because of fentanyl poisoning? A heck of a lot more than are dying at the hands of guns.”
The Dispatch→ ‘Gun Safety’ Isn’t the Issue
Nicholas Kristof in New York, 2015. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images)What Nicholas Kristof doesn’t understand about our national firearms debate.The post ‘Gun Safety’ Isn’t the Issue appeared first on The Dispatch.
Washington Post→ What’s more common: A ‘good guy’ without a gun — or with one?
FBI active-shooter reports are missing cases and have errors, making it difficult to come to a conclusion.
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Gavin Newsom is mostly right, the US gun homicide rate is 26 times higher than ‘peers’
“The USA has a gun homicide rate 26 times higher than our peers.”
The Dispatch→ A Guide to Guns
Assault rifles hang on the wall for sale at Blue Ridge Arsenal in Chantilly, Virginia, 2017. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)Frequently asked questions about gun policy. The post A Guide to Guns appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Thieves Stole U.S. Postal Service Uniforms And Are Using Them To Rob Homeowners At Gunpoint
Did thieves steal U.S. Postal Service uniforms and use them to rob homeowners at gunpoint? No, there's no evidence that's true: A local Postal Service spokesman told Lead Stories the claim "could not be substantiated." Additionally, there
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence fake postal workers are robbing people at gunpoint
People who stole U.S. Postal Service uniforms are posing as postal workers and robbing people at gunpoint.
PolitiFact→ Cliff Hayes – Gun homicides 22 times more frequent in U.S. than European Union
“When you compare us to the European Union, we're something like 23 times more likely” to have homicides and handgun killings.
PolitiFact→ Chris Murphy – Chris Murphy said most counties refuse to enforce gun laws. What’s on paper isn’t always reality
“60% of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation's gun laws.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 12-Year-Old Girl’s Grandmother Did NOT Kidnap The Child From Hospital At Gunpoint To Prevent Transgender Surgery
Did a 12-year-old girl's grandmother kidnap her from the hospital at gunpoint to prevent transgender surgery? No, that's not true: The grandmother's attorney told Lead Stories the claim was completely false. The woman was arrested and ple
Poynter→ Gun laws and book bans: How to find the missing context
A Twitter user recently posted, “Seniors in high school in Oklahoma can carry an AR-15 without a permit but are banned from reading To Kill a Mockingbird.” This tweet went […] The post Gun laws and book bans: How to find the missing con
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of ‘Gunfight’ at Federal Reserve on November 8, 2022
Was there a gunfight between federal agents and U.S. Marines at the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, D.C., on November 8, 2022? No, that's not true: A public information officer for the Metropolitan Police Department of Washing
PolitiFact→ Julie Gunnigle – Democratic Maricopa County attorney candidate says Arizona has world’s eighth-highest incarceration
"If Arizona were a country, it’d be the eighth largest incarcerator in the world."
PolitiFact→ Everytown for Gun Safety – Yes, Arizona Republican governor candidate Kari Lake opposes red flag laws
“Kari Lake is opposed to red flag laws.”
Logically→ These images show former Pakistan PM Imran Khan injured after a gunman attacked his convoy at a protest march.
Old images of Khan are being shared as images of the former Pakistan PM from the recent attack on him at a protest march in Punjab province.