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Chris Collins
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
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
Donald Trump
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
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy Duckworth
stated on June 8, 2016 a tweet
Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation."
False
By Kevin Hoffman • July 15, 2016
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on June 14, 2016 a tweet after the Orlando shooting
The ammunition used in the Orlando shooting "is banned by Geneva Convention. It enters the body, spins & explodes."
False
By Neelesh Moorthy • June 23, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 7, 2016 a rally in Washington
Says Hillary Clinton "wants to abolish the Second Amendment."
False
By Linda Qiu • May 11, 2016
Steve Santarsiero
Steve Santarsiero
stated on April 2, 2016 a campaign mailer.
"Steve Santarsiero wrote PA’s Gun Safety Law."
False
By Anna Orso • April 21, 2016
John Whitbeck
John Whitbeck
stated on March 28, 2016 an email
Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland "voted to uphold" D.C.’s ban on handguns.
False
By Warren Fiske • April 4, 2016
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on March 16, 2016 an episode of "The O'Reilly Factor"
Says Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland "voted, so the folks know, in Washington, D.C., to keep guns away from private citizens."
False
By Lauren Carroll • March 18, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 7, 2016 a TV interview
"California Senator, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said if she could say to Mr. America and Mrs. America, 'Give me your guns, I'm rounding 'em up,' she would."
False
By Chris Nichols • January 15, 2016
Laura Ingraham
Laura Ingraham
stated on January 3, 2016 on "Fox News Sunday"
"The 90 percent statistic of supporting background checks, that's been debunked."
False
By Lauren Carroll • January 5, 2016
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on October 28, 2015 a tweet
"Texas #2 in nation for new gun purchases, behind California."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 6, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on October 9, 2015 his book "A More Perfect Union"
"German citizens were disarmed by their government in the late 1930s," which allowed the Nazis to "carry out their evil intentions with relatively little resistance."    
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 26, 2015
Thomas Norment, Jr.
Thomas Norment, Jr.
stated on October 5, 2015 a debate.
Says "only about 2 percent" of gun sales in Virginia are not subject to background checks.
False
By Warren Fiske • October 26, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 7, 2015 a town hall-style campaign event in Iowa
The gun industry is "the only business in America that is wholly protected from any kind of liability."
False
By Lauren Carroll • October 16, 2015
Eric Bolling
Eric Bolling
stated on August 27, 2015 a broadcast of "The Five" on Fox News
"In countries where there are higher, more strict gun laws, there is more gun violence."
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 1, 2015
Allen West
Allen West
stated on August 1, 2015 a blog on his website
The Navy "is bringing charges against" a Navy officer who shot at the Chattanooga shooter "for illegally discharging a firearm on federal property."
False
By Lauren Carroll • August 4, 2015
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 20, 2015 various conservative websites
"Obama Makes Huge Move to BAN Social Security Recipients From Owning Guns"
False
July 30, 2015
Russell Brand
Russell Brand
stated on May 26, 2015 an episode of 'The Trews'
"The American murder rate is 50 times that of any other developed nation."
False
By Katie Sanders • June 2, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 13, 2015 a Facebook post
Says Marco Rubio said that "felons should not have their voting rights restored" but that "convicted felons should be allowed to own guns after they have done their time."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 27, 2015
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