Latest Fact-Checks In Guns

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stated on January 25, 2026 an interview on Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures"
“You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 27, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 24, 2026 posts
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “Only criminals carry guns on our streets, we need law and order.”
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • January 26, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 3, 2026 a post on Truth Social
Gov. Tim Walz had Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed.
False
By Madison Czopek • January 6, 2026
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X posts
stated on September 11, 2025 an X post
A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 12, 2025
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on August 27, 2025 an X post
Following the passage of a 2022 gun safety law, mass shootings “began to drop.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2025
Josh Stein
Josh Stein
stated on June 6, 2025 an X post
“Guns are the leading cause of death for children in North Carolina.”
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • August 5, 2025
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America
stated on April 17, 2025 a Threads post
“Gun violence is the leading killer of college-aged people in the U.S.”
True
By Loreben Tuquero • April 22, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 25, 2025 a Facebook post
“President Trump just announced full nationwide concealed carry reciprocity.”
False
January 29, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 16, 2024 an Instagram post
Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow.
False
December 17, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 23, 2024 an Instagram post
The government is arming “illegal immigrants.”
False
September 26, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 21, 2024 an Instagram post
“A staffer reveals that Kamala Harris doesn’t actually own a gun.”
Pants on Fire!
September 23, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on September 4, 2024 an X post
“BREAKING: Apalachee High School shooter has been identified as non-binary trans girl Samantha Hyde.”
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • September 5, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 3, 2024 a rally in Atlanta
Kamala Harris “supports mandatory gun confiscation.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2024
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on July 17, 2024 Speech
After being shot at a Milwaukee rally in 1912, former President Teddy Roosevelt “finished his speech and he kept fighting.”
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • July 18, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on July 13, 2024 una publicación en X
Donald Trump escenificó el tiroteo en su mitin en Butler, Pensilvania.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • July 15, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 13, 2024 a statement to the media
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 15, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on July 13, 2024 social media posts
Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • July 14, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on May 30, 2024 a post
Under federal law, former President Donald Trump’s “felony convictions mean he can no longer possess guns.”
True
By Sara Swann • May 31, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 2, 2024 an X post
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called voter ID “racist,” calls NRA a “terrorist organization” and supports affirmative action.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 14, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on April 21, 2024 a post on X
“Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2024
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