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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
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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Viral image
stated on June 23, 2020 a viral image
If you are licensed to carry a concealed weapon, wearing a face covering for coronavirus "removes your conceal carry ability."
False
June 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 23, 2020 a Facebook post
In North Carolina, “you can be charged with a class H felony for wearing a mask and concealed carrying.”
False
By Paul Specht • June 26, 2020
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on June 13, 2020 remarks in a debate
Says Nate McMurray said that “gun owners are part of the most insecure and dangerous club on earth,” that “the NRA are homegrown terrorists,” and that “abortion opponents are the American Taliban.”
Mostly True
By Meghan Hall, Julia Schneider • June 18, 2020
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Viral image
stated on June 8, 2020 post on Facebook
“Cops in Norway: require 3 years of training, 4 people killed since 2002. Cops in Finland: require 2 years of training, 7 people killed since 2000. Cops in Iceland: require 2 years of training, 1 person killed since ever. Cops in the U.S.: require 21 weeks of training, 8,000+ people killed since 2001.”
Half-True
By Emily Venezky • June 16, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 1, 2020 a Facebook post
“A declaration of disaster, has been issued for the state of Texas. House Bill 1177 Allows any Texan who can legally own a firearm to carry their handgun, open or concealed, for a full week after a state or natural disaster is declared.”
Mostly False
By Taylor Goldenstein • June 5, 2020
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on December 13, 2019 news release
“Getting access to a gun in America is easier than adopting a dog or registering to vote.”
Mostly True
By Laura Schulte • May 22, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 24, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Gov. Tony Evers is “pushing firearm confiscation orders”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • March 25, 2020
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on November 25, 2019 a story
Says “Joe Biden wants to ban 9mm pistols.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 18, 2020
Eric Burlison
Eric Burlison
stated on January 20, 2020 a tweet
“Remember, the American Revolution began when they came for the guns.”
Half-True
By Anna Peterson • March 18, 2020
Conservative-Daily
Conservative-Daily
stated on March 4, 2020 a post
Says a video of Joe Biden and Beto O’Rourke at a Texas Whataburger shows Biden “looking directly into the camera and promising to take away Americans’ guns if elected.”
Pants on Fire!
By Madlin Mekelburg • March 13, 2020
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on March 5, 2020 a mass email
On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 5, 2020 an interview with NBC
Says Bernie Sanders “voted against the Brady Bill five times for background checks on people.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 4, 2020 a Facebook post
"Bloomberg says he wants to ban guns holding more than three rounds."
Mostly False
February 24, 2020
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on February 20, 2020 an MSNBC interview
“The majority of hunters now want universal background checks, the majority of Trump voters.”
True
By Bill McCarthy • February 20, 2020
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Viral image
stated on February 20, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Maxine Waters tweeted, “Every single gun owner I have talked to has told me, ‘As soon as I walked out of that gun store, I felt a killer growing inside of me.’ When will we acknowledge there is no such thing as a responsible gun owner?”
False
February 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 9, 2020 a Facebook post
After pushing through a red flag law in the New Mexico Senate, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham “has had the firearms of her guards and household seized.”
False
By Amy Sherman • February 18, 2020
Scott Jenkins
Scott Jenkins
stated on January 13, 2020 remarks
“There are more guns in this country than there are citizens.”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • February 5, 2020
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