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Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on January 26, 2020 a Fox News town hall in Des Moines
"More than 80% of Republicans think we ought to at least be doing universal background checks." 
True
By Amy Sherman • January 29, 2020
Paul Maner
Paul Maner
stated on January 20, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Jordan Davis, son of Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath, was killed in "a drug deal gone bad."
Pants on Fire!
January 24, 2020
YouTube videos
YouTube videos
stated on December 12, 2019 a YouTube video
Says a video shows Greta Thunberg firing a rifle.
False
By Daniel Funke • January 21, 2020
John Rodgers
John Rodgers
stated on January 10, 2020 an interview with VTDigger
"And the number one killer of teens in the United States is driving while using cell phones."
False
By Ellie French • January 17, 2020
Virginia House Democratic Caucus
Virginia House Democratic Caucus
stated on January 10, 2020 a committee meeting.
The State Capitol Police "recommended" banning guns at the Capitol.
False
By Warren Fiske • January 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 9, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the Japanese military did not invade the mainland United States after Pearl Harbor because "they know that almost every home had guns and the Americans knew how to use them."  
False
January 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 21, 2019 a Facebook post
Says after Australia passed a "new law" that forced gun owners to give up over 640,000 firearms, the country saw a dramatic increase in homicides, assaults and robberies.
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 13, 2020
Philip Van Cleave
Philip Van Cleave
stated on December 9, 2019 a speech.
U.S. and Virginia murders are "usually gangbangers killing gangbangers."   
False
By Warren Fiske • January 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 26, 2019 a Facebook post
Says guns are required to be registered.  
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • January 8, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 25, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said, ‘You will give up your guns, if you don’t I’ll have the National Guard cut your power, your phone lines, and your internet. Then, if you still refuse to comply I’ll have you killed.’"
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • January 2, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 16, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is planning to cut off the electricity "so Virginia residents cannot reveal what is happening once gun confiscation begins to take place."
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • December 20, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 8, 2019 a Facebook post
"Yesterday Virginia announced the end of youth hunting!"
False
December 18, 2019
Mike Adams
Mike Adams
stated on November 27, 2019 a blog.
A state senate bill would "criminalize a father teaching his own son how to use a hunting rifle."
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • December 17, 2019
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 10, 2019 a TV interview
On red-flag laws says, "What (Democrats) wanted to do was say, ‘I think you might do something, so I’m going to take away your gun and make you prove you wouldn’t do it."
Mostly False
By Mica Soellner • December 6, 2019
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 10, 2019 a TV interview
Says 1,000 people failed gun background checks in Wisconsin in 2018, but "almost none of them were prosecuted for trying to do a background check and illegally buy a weapon."
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • November 26, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows CNN chyrons that read, "Democrats ask, ‘Why even have a Second Amendment?'" and "CNN Exclusive: China cracks down on pro democracy demonstrators." 
False
November 21, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 4, 2019 a Facebook post
"People with pre-existing mental health conditions have access to firearms and not health care."
Half-True
November 7, 2019
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on October 22, 2019 an interview
Says "red flag laws" allow gun seizure without a judge’s involvement: "They take it away first. Then you have to get permission from a judge to do it."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • October 28, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 17, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Donald Trump said, "Make no mistake: They’re not after me. They are after you; your guns, your Christian values, your freedom. I’m just in their way."
False
October 25, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on October 16, 2019 an interview
"To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns."
False
October 21, 2019
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