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Latest Fact-Checks In Guns

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Josh Stein
Josh Stein
stated on June 6, 2025 in an X post:
“Guns are the leading cause of death for children in North Carolina.”
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • August 5, 2025
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on July 17, 2024 in 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
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on January 29, 2024 in a press release:
“TSA found with metal detectors nearly 7,000 firearms at airports last year — an all-time high.”
Mostly True
By David Scibilia • February 21, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on April 14, 2023 in a speech to the National Action Network:
“One in 5 Americans has lost a family member to gun violence.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Madison Czopek • April 18, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on March 29, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“The UK has had ZERO school shootings since” it changed its gun laws after a 1996 school shooting.
Mostly True
By Madison Czopek • March 31, 2023
Ashbey Beasley
Ashbey Beasley
stated on March 27, 2023 in a statement to the media:
“Gun violence is the number one killer of children and teens — it has overtaken cars.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 29, 2023
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet:
“The USA has a gun homicide rate 26 times higher than our peers.”
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By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 25, 2023
Cliff Hayes
Cliff Hayes
stated on November 23, 2022 in a TV interview.:
“When you compare us to the European Union, we're something like 23 times more likely” to have homicides and handgun killings.
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By Warren Fiske • December 2, 2022
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on May 25, 2022 in a floor speech:
“The leading cause of death among children is a firearm.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 4, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 25, 2022 in in a post:
"More people die from hands, fists, feet, than rifles.”
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By Jeff Cercone • May 27, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.:
"When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • May 25, 2022
Steve Kerr
Steve Kerr
stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media:
“90% of Americans, regardless of political party, want universal background checks.”
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By Amy Sherman • May 25, 2022
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview with CNN:
“Most of these killers tend to be 18, 19 years old.”
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By Louis Jacobson • May 25, 2022
Dave McCormick
Dave McCormick
stated on April 4, 2022 in an ad:
Mehmet Oz "called for a New Zealand-style gun ban" and said "Americans should have less access to guns."
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By Tom Kertscher • April 15, 2022
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
stated on July 6, 2021 in a tweet:
Every time outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo “says the firearm industry ‘is immune from lawsuits,’ it's false.”
Mostly True
By Cassidey Kavathas • August 13, 2021
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Viral image
stated on August 2, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Sen. Cory Booker wants to require a federal license for gun owners but criticizes voter ID laws as discriminatory.
Mostly True
By Madison Czopek • March 30, 2021
Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla
stated on March 22, 2021 in remarks in a Senate hearing:
“In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they’re able to cast their first ballot.”
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By Gabrielle Settles, Louis Jacobson • March 29, 2021
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Viral image
stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet:
These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon.
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By Jon Greenberg • March 24, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 13, 2020 in Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden has said 150 million Americans died from guns and another 120 million from COVID-19
Mostly True
By Nusaiba Mizan • July 20, 2020
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on June 13, 2020 in remarks in a debate:
Says Nate McMurray said that “gun owners are part of the most insecure and dangerous club on earth,” that “the NRA are homegrown terrorists,” and that “abortion opponents are the American Taliban.”
Mostly True
By Meghan Hall, Julia Schneider • June 18, 2020
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