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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
By Ciara O'Rourke • 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
By Tom Kertscher • October 21, 2019
Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
stated on August 20, 2019 a tweet:
"75-100 folks (are) killed a month and over 200 wounded by senseless gun violence."
Mostly False
By Katherine Baile, Maddie Cherry • October 17, 2019
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on September 23, 2019 a speech:
Says "90% of policemen are for" expanding background checks to all gun sales.
Mostly True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 4, 2019
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on September 22, 2019 a TV interview:
Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • October 4, 2019
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stated on August 13, 2019 a Facebook post:
Since Israel started training teachers with guns, "there have only been two school shootings in 44 years and both shooters were killed by teachers."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 2, 2019
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stated on September 20, 2019 a Facebook post:
 Says an 11-year-old girl shot and killed two armed "illegal aliens" after they broke into her home in Montana.  
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • September 24, 2019
Gina Hinojosa
Gina Hinojosa
stated on September 4, 2019 a press conference:
"You can have an active warrant for your arrest for murder and legally pass a background check system in the state of Texas" to purchase a gun.
Mostly True
By Madlin Mekelburg • September 20, 2019
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stated on September 13, 2019:
"Beto O’Rourke wants to confiscate guns because he can’t buy one himself due to his criminal record."
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • September 18, 2019
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stated on September 3, 2019 a Facebook post:
The Odessa shooter "had a Beto sticker on his truck."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 13, 2019
Josh Kaul
Josh Kaul
stated on August 15, 2019 a tweet:
Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check."
True
By Eric Litke • September 13, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on September 12, 2019 a Democratic debate in Houston:
"54 senators said, let's do background checks, let's get rid of assault weapons, and with 54 senators it failed because of the filibuster."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 13, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 12, 2019 the Democratic debate in Houston:
"Over 90% of the American people think we have to get assault weapons off the street  — period."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 12, 2019
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stated on August 17, 2019 a Facebook post:
Quotes Ronald Reagan as saying, "Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempts to disarm the people must be stopped, by force if necessary."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 10, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on September 4, 2019 an interview:
"There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people."
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • September 9, 2019
Dave Aronberg
Dave Aronberg
stated on August 26, 2019 an interview on MSNBC:
Florida’s red flag gun law has been used "about five times a day."
True
By Amy Sherman • September 3, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on August 12, 2019 an interview:
The "boyfriend loophole" means that "if you commit a serious crime of domestic abuse against your wife, you can't get a gun, but if you do it against your girlfriend, you can."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 22, 2019
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stated on August 8, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says Hitler said, "This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 21, 2019
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stated on August 15, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says the Philadelphia shootings were "fake" and that police officers sprayed "fake blood on themselves."
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • August 19, 2019
Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz
stated on August 10, 2019 an interview on Fox News:
In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela."  
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 19, 2019
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