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Latest Fact-Checks In Guns

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Joy Behar
Joy Behar
stated on March 23, 2021 a TV segment
"In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • March 25, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 22, 2021 a tweet
These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 24, 2021
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Viral image
stated on March 22, 2021 an Instagram post
“Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.”
Half-True
March 23, 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
March 15, 2021
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell
stated on January 22, 2021 public comments
"86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check."
True
March 12, 2021
National Association for Gun Rights
National Association for Gun Rights
stated on March 1, 2021 a Facebook post
"Marco Rubio's 'red flag' gun confiscation bill" calls for guns to be confiscated "without due process, based on unsubstantiated accusations."
Mostly False
March 4, 2021
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on February 15, 2021 a radio interview
Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • February 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
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 20, 2020 an Instagram post
"Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • November 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 12, 2020 a post
Says Joe Biden told a factory worker, “I don’t work for you!” while pointing a finger in the worker’s face.
Half-True
By Monique Curet • October 20, 2020
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
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on August 26, 2020 Twitter
In contrast to how a Black man who was shot by police was treated, Kenosha police officers "let an armed white supremacist walk right past them after shooting people."
Half-True
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
Howard Marklein
Howard Marklein
stated on August 25, 2020 News release
Says Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, after police shooting of Jacob Blake, "did not call for peace. They did not encourage calm.
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • 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 July 13, 2020 Facebook post
Says Joe Biden has said 150 million Americans died from guns and another 120 million from COVID-19
Mostly True
By Nusaiba Mizan • July 20, 2020
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