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Latest Fact-Checks In Guns

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Cameron Sexton
Cameron Sexton
stated on March 30, 2023 in an interview:
Actions of the Tennessee state legislators who protested against gun violence were “at least equivalent” to the actions of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 13, 2023
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on April 3, 2023 in a tweet:
“The 5 states with the highest gun homicide rates in the nation all have loose gun laws” while “the 5 states with the lowest rates have some of the toughest laws.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 11, 2023
Laura Ingraham
Laura Ingraham
stated on March 31, 2023 in a segment on “The Ingraham Angle":
Video clip shows that protesters in Tennessee “made their way onto the state Capitol floor.”
False
By Madison Czopek • April 4, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 28, 2023 in a speech:
In the U.S., “you’re not allowed to own a machine gun.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2023
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 28, 2023 in social media posts:
The Nashville shooter was wearing different pairs of shoes before and after being killed.
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • March 31, 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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2023 in a screenshot shared on Facebook:
Photo of person holding sign shows the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville, Tennessee, school.
False
By Madison Czopek • March 30, 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
Glen Sturtevant
Glen Sturtevant
stated on March 16, 2023 in a candidate's forum:
On red flag laws.
Full Flop
By Warren Fiske • March 24, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 26, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Rifles “were involved in 297 deaths” in the U.S. in 2022 and “constipation killed 2,167.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 28, 2023
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.”
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 23, 2023
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 13, 2023 in social media posts:
“Michigan State University suspect is 22-year-old ‘Raymone Jordan.’”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • February 15, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 13, 2023 in a Facebook post:
The Michigan State University shooter is a 21-year-old man named Lynn Dee Walker.
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 14, 2023
Mark Obenshain
Mark Obenshain
stated on January 31, 2023 in a floor speech.:
“You know how many children are dying across Virginia because of fentanyl poisoning? A heck of a lot more than are dying at the hands of guns.”
False
By Warren Fiske • February 7, 2023
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on January 30, 2023 in a tweet:
"(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight."
Half-True
By Yacob Reyes • February 6, 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.”
Mostly True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 25, 2023
Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
stated on November 15, 2022 in Twitter:
In Milwaukee, "The (homicide) rate has nearly doubled in the past two years."
True
By D.L. Davis • December 9, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 8, 2022 in a video:
“They removed your ability to go buy firearms the day of election.”
False
By Andy Nguyen • December 2, 2022
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.
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • December 2, 2022
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on November 27, 2022 in an interview on CNN:
“60% of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation's gun laws.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Yacob Reyes • December 2, 2022
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