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Cocks Not Glocks
stated on August 24, 2016 a Cocks not Glocks call to protest on Facebook

"You would receive a citation for taking a dildo to class" at the University of Texas.

Half-True

By Dylan Baddour • October 7, 2016

Jason Kander
stated on September 15, 2016 a campaign ad

"In the state legislature, I supported Second Amendment rights."

Mostly True

By Ellen Cagle • October 6, 2016

Ted Strickland
stated on September 21, 2016 a campaign ad

Says Rob Portman "even voted to allow people on the terrorism watch list to buy guns."

False

By Nadia Pflaum • September 29, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate

"In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings."

True

By Miriam Valverde • September 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 26, 2016 a Presidential debate at Hofstra University

"The gun epidemic is the leading cause of death of young African-American men, more than the next nine causes put together."

True

By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2016

Patrick Murphy
stated on September 15, 2016 a campaign statement

Says Marco Rubio voted "against every bill that would have helped keep our families safe. He even voted against a bipartisan measure, introduced by a Republican, to prevent people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2016

Tom Tancredo
stated on September 19, 2016 a fundraising email

Says eight Americans died in a knife attack at a Minnesota mall.

False

By Alan Gathright • September 20, 2016

Paul Ryan
stated on June 19, 2016 a TV interview

Under the current procedure, if someone "on a terror watch list" tries to buy a gun, authorities are notified.

Half-True

By Jonathan Anderson • September 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 1, 2016 x

Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there."

True

By Dylan Baddour, W. Gardner Selby • September 1, 2016

Lisa Moore
stated on August 7, 2016 an interview for NPR's "All Things Considered"

Says there are "concrete examples" of University of Texas job applicants or prospective applicants and students as well as invited speakers changing their minds because of handguns being allowed in campus buildings and classrooms.

True

By Eleanor Dearman, W. Gardner Selby • August 26, 2016

Edward Flynn
stated on July 8, 2016 a news conference

Milwaukee police use deadly force at a rate that is "among the lowest" in the country.

Half-True

By Jacob Carpenter • August 19, 2016

Independence USA PAC
stated on August 1, 2016 a television ad

"Toomey crossed party lines… to stop gun sales to suspects on the terror watch list."

Mostly False

By Anna Orso • August 15, 2016

Chris Collins
stated on August 1, 2016 an interview on MSNBC.

Hillary Clinton "has already said she's going to wipe out the Second Amendment. She doesn't believe in the First Amendment. And, she also believes in big government, which flies in the face of the 10th Amendment"

False

By Dan Clark • August 12, 2016

National Rifle Association
stated on August 10, 2016

Says Hillary Clinton "doesn’t believe in your right to keep a gun at home for self-defense."

False

By Will Doran • August 11, 2016

David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on July 17, 2016 an interview

Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data."

Mostly False

August 3, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech

"We fixed a loophole in the (gun) background record check system so that we could make our commonwealth safer."

True

By Sean Gorman • July 29, 2016

Chris Murphy
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia

"Ninety percent of Americans want our background check system strengthened and expanded to cover more gun sales."

True

By Lauren Carroll • July 28, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican national convention

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to essentially abolish the Second Amendment."

False

By Linda Qiu • July 22, 2016

Safety For All Initiative
stated on July 6, 2016 an email.

"There are at least twice as many licensed firearm dealers in California as there are McDonald’s."

True

By Chris Nichols • July 19, 2016

Jim Waldman
stated on July 8, 2016 a campaign email

Says Gary Farmer’s claim that he "received an 'A' from the NRA" is "an absolute lie."

True

By Allison Graves • July 15, 2016

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