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Joe Biden said mass shootings tripled when the assault weapon ban ended. They did

By Jon Greenberg May 25, 2022

"When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."

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ABC News didn’t use an altered photo of the Uvalde school shooter to make him look more Caucasian

By Samantha Putterman May 25, 2022

ABC News altered the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter’s photo to appear more Caucasian.

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A recent report put Texas last among states and DC in mental health care access

May 25, 2022

Texas is "50th in the nation in mental health care access."

SPANISH: Crime scene tape around Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas

ICE is not carrying out immigration enforcement in Uvalde after school shooting

By Nusaiba Mizan May 25, 2022

ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.”

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No, these photos are not of the victims of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting

By Maria Ramirez Uribe May 25, 2022

This image shows the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

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No evidence that lab monkeys in PA crash were infected with monkeypox or spread it to humans

May 25, 2022

Suggests a January traffic accident involving lab monkeys was responsible for spreading monkeypox to humans.

American flag half staff at White House for Uvalde shooting5-24-22

Polls consistently show high support for gun background checks

By Amy Sherman May 25, 2022

“90% of Americans, regardless of political party, want universal background checks.”

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No proof for claim in wake of Uvalde that 50% of Texas guns sales lack background checks

May 25, 2022

“50% of the guns sold in Texas, because of the loopholes, do not pass through a background check.”

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El autor del tiroteo en una escuela en Texas no era un inmigrante que estaba en el país ilegalmente

May 25, 2022

El atacante en Uvalde, Texas estaba en Estados Unidos ilegalmente.

NRSC ad attacks 2 Beasley rulings, omits context

By Paul Specht May 25, 2022

Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case.

Chris Murphy after Uvalde

Fact-checking Sen. Chris Murphy on the ages of mass shooters

By Louis Jacobson May 25, 2022

“Most of these killers tend to be 18, 19 years old.”

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No, Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t exposed as a CIA agent

May 25, 2022

“They just exposed Mark Zuckerberg as a CIA agent.”

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