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Latest Fact-Checks In Guns

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House Republicans
House Republicans
stated on July 21, 2021 a tweet:
“President Biden says he wants to ban handguns.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 22, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 30, 2021 a Facebook post:
News organizations and sponsors ignored the accomplishments of Kim Rhode, a six-time Olympic medalist, because of her support of the Second Amendment.
False
By Samantha Putterman • July 9, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2021 a Facebook post:
“Facebook said that if you support the NRA you will get kicked off.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 8, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 23, 2021 a White House announcement:
"The Second Amendment, from the day it was passed, limited the type of people who could own a gun and what type of weapon you could own.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 25, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 26, 2021 a social media posts and articles:
Says ATF chief nominee David Chipman was part of the 1993 assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.
False
By Jon Greenberg • June 1, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on March 30, 2021 Instagram post:
“56 million defenseless people ‘rounded up and exterminated’ in the 20th Century because of gun control.”
False
By Michael Majchrowicz • April 9, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 29, 2021 a Facebook post:
In this photo, “Man uses a gun to rob a Texas convenience store. Man was shot by every customer inside the store”
False
By Madison Czopek • April 5, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 26, 2021 a Facebook post:
"Ted Cruz says owning a gun should be as hassle free as owning a car, which as I recall requires a license and registration."
False
By Bill McCarthy • March 29, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 17, 2021 a Facebook post:
The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 18, 2021
Colion Noir
Colion Noir
stated on March 12, 2021 a Facebook post:
"90% of Americans do not support universal background checks."
False
By Tom Kertscher • March 15, 2021
Jonathan Brostoff
Jonathan Brostoff
stated on January 7, 2021 a tweet:
The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police.
False
By Eric Litke • January 8, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 13, 2020 Facebook post:
“BREAKING NEWS: All Charges Dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse.”
False
By D.L. Davis • October 15, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 31, 2020 a statement:
Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha
False
By Madeline Heim • September 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2020 Media briefing:
Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him."
False
By Haley BeMiller • September 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 28, 2020 Facebook post:
Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured.
False
By Madeline Heim • August 31, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 27, 2020 a post on Facebook:
“At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.”
False
By Daniel Funke • August 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 11, 2020 a post on Facebook:
Says Kamala Harris said, “If elected & you don’t surrender your guns, I will sign an executive order & the police will show up at your door.”
False
By Madison Czopek • August 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 24, 2020 a Facebook post:
“For the first time, the Honor Guard soldiers that march at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery have been issued live ammunition.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 8, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 30, 2020 a post on Facebook:
An image from the St. Louis protest is “what MSM (mainstream media) won’t show you. Peaceful demonstrator pointing weapon at homeowner.”
False
By Aaron Sharockman • July 1, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 21, 2020 a video:
"You weren't allowed to own a cannon during the Revolutionary War as an individual."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2020
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