Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$

Latest Fact-Checks In Guns

Clear
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on June 12, 2012 a mailer
Says Barack Obama is "trying to slash funding for the Armed Pilots Program designed to prevent terror attacks."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 14, 2012
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on June 11, 2012 a mailer
Says Barack Obama’s regulatory adviser Cass Sunstein, "wants to ban hunting and says animals should be represented in court."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 13, 2012
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on June 12, 2012 a mailer
Says Barack Obama "supported Ted Kennedy’s ammo ban to outlaw all deer-hunting ammunition."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • June 13, 2012
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on May 9, 2012 a floor speech.
"According to ATF data, 70 percent of firearms recovered and traced in drug cartel crimes in Mexico originated from the United States."
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • May 29, 2012
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on May 16, 2012 a radio ad
Says Tom Barrett "voted to ban 15 different kinds of guns, even a lot of common deer rifles."
Mostly False
May 29, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on April 13, 2012 various public statements
On gun policy
Half Flip
By Louis Jacobson • May 18, 2012
Craig James
Craig James
stated on May 16, 2012 a speech in Tyler, Texas.
"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are negotiating with the United Nations about doing a treaty that will ban the use of firearms."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2012
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
stated on April 26, 2012 a speech on the Senate floor
Says "in our gun laws we’re allowing domestic abusers to sidestep this ban on getting a gun. The loophole allows a convicted abuser to walk into a gun show and walk out with a gun, no questions asked."
True
By Erin O'Neill • May 3, 2012
Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent
stated on April 14, 2012 a speech at the annual convention of the National Rifle Association
"We’ve got four Supreme Court justices who … signed their name to a declaration that Americans have no fundamental right to self-defense."  
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • April 23, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 1, 2012 an interview on "Face the Nation"
"The bulk of the people who are shot with a weapon — other than these drug gangs taking on one another — end up being shot with their own weapon."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • April 16, 2012
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
stated on March 27, 2012 a congressional briefing
The Florida Department of Agriculture’s website FreshFromFlorida.com can be used "to get a permit to carry a loaded hidden gun without ever leaving your house."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2012
Christopher L. Smith
Christopher L. Smith
stated on March 21, 2012 a press release
Since Florida passed the "stand your ground" law in 2005, deaths due to self-defense have jumped over 250 percent.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 26, 2012
Edward Flynn
Edward Flynn
stated on February 9, 2012 an interview
Says 85 percent of Milwaukee shootings involve "people with extensive criminal records shooting other people with extensive criminal records."
Half-True
March 19, 2012
Glenford Shibley
Glenford Shibley
stated on December 9, 2011 a news release
"Rhode Island is the only state where officers at state-supported [colleges] carry out their duties unarmed."
Mostly True
By Alex Kuffner • March 7, 2012
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on February 23, 2012 a television ad
Says Mitt Romney said he does not "line up with the NRA."
True
By Molly Moorhead • February 29, 2012
Janet Howell
Janet Howell
stated on February 10, 2012 a TV interview.
"It’s going to be harder to vote in Virginia than it is now to buy a gun..."
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • February 27, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on February 18, 2012 a campaign speech in Cobb County
"You can’t put a gun rack in a [Chevrolet] Volt."  
False
By Willoughby Mariano • February 24, 2012
Wayne LaPierre
Wayne LaPierre
stated on February 10, 2012 a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference
Says Barack Obama "endorsed a total ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of all handguns."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • February 13, 2012
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on January 10, 2012 a newspaper column.
"The U.S. gun homicide rate is 20 times the combined rate of other western nations."
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • January 27, 2012
Eddie Lucio, Jr.
Eddie Lucio, Jr.
stated on January 6, 2012 an interview.
Says Texas does not regulate the appearance of some kinds of imitation firearms sold in Texas.
Mostly True
By Katie Glueck • January 24, 2012
Previous Next