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0% 93 Checks
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0% 153 Checks
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0% 139 Checks
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0% 117 Checks
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0% 210 Checks
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All Fact-checks for Guns

Social Media
Social Media
stated on April 26, 2026 social media posts:
Video shows “unedited raw security footage” of the shooter at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
False
By Maria Briceño • April 29, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on April 26, 2026 publicaciones en redes sociales:
“Tras el atentado a Trump”, en la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca el 25 de abril, “Irán lanza un mensaje fuerte: ‘no le crean nada, miente’”.
False
By Maria Briceño • April 28, 2026
Kash Patel
Kash Patel
stated on January 25, 2026 an interview on Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures":
“You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 27, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 24, 2026 posts:
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “Only criminals carry guns on our streets, we need law and order.”
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • January 26, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 3, 2026 a post on Truth Social:
Gov. Tim Walz had Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed.
False
By Madison Czopek • January 6, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on September 11, 2025 an X post:
A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 12, 2025
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on August 27, 2025 an X post:
Following the passage of a 2022 gun safety law, mass shootings “began to drop.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2025
Josh Stein
Josh Stein
stated on June 6, 2025 an X post:
“Guns are the leading cause of death for children in North Carolina.”
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • August 5, 2025
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America
stated on April 17, 2025 a Threads post:
“Gun violence is the leading killer of college-aged people in the U.S.”
True
By Loreben Tuquero • April 22, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 25, 2025 a Facebook post:
“President Trump just announced full nationwide concealed carry reciprocity.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 29, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 16, 2024 an Instagram post:
Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • December 17, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 23, 2024 an Instagram post:
The government is arming “illegal immigrants.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • September 26, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 21, 2024 an Instagram post:
“A staffer reveals that Kamala Harris doesn’t actually own a gun.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 23, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on September 4, 2024 an X post:
“BREAKING: Apalachee High School shooter has been identified as non-binary trans girl Samantha Hyde.”
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • September 5, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 3, 2024 a rally in Atlanta:
Kamala Harris “supports mandatory gun confiscation.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2024
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on July 17, 2024 Speech:
After being shot at a Milwaukee rally in 1912, former President Teddy Roosevelt “finished his speech and he kept fighting.”
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • July 18, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on July 13, 2024 una publicación en X:
Donald Trump escenificó el tiroteo en su mitin en Butler, Pensilvania.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman, Marta Campabadal Graus • July 15, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 13, 2024 a statement to the media:
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 15, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on July 13, 2024 social media posts:
Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • July 14, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on May 30, 2024 a post:
Under federal law, former President Donald Trump’s “felony convictions mean he can no longer possess guns.”
True
By Sara Swann • May 31, 2024
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Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents Dinner 4-25-26
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Latest promises about Guns

Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Overturn Biden policies for gun owners and manufacturers
Trump administration continues efforts to overturn Biden-era gun policies | January 29, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Expand concealed carry rights
House Republicans push bill on concealed carry | July 11, 2025
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
End the online sale of firearms and ammunition
Joe Biden’s administration did little to restrict online gun sales | December 20, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Ban the manufacture and sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines
Joe Biden failed to deliver on promise to ban assault weapons | December 6, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Require background checks for all gun sales
New firearm license rule expands background checks, but in a limited way | April 18, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act
Biden signs bill that closes the ‘boyfriend loophole’ | June 30, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Expand national right to carry to all 50 states
Trump broke promise on expanding right to carry | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Eliminate gun-free zones at schools and military bases
Trump has made scant progress on eliminating gun-free zones | July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Reverse Barack Obama’s 2016 gun executive order
Trump signs resolution to reverse Obama’s executive order on gun control | April 19, 2017
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Work to renew the assault weapons ban
Congress doesn’t zero in on assault weapons ban bills | December 8, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Better enforce gun laws
Obama used executive powers to augment existing laws | December 8, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Repeal law that limits the sharing of gun-tracing data
Tiahrt amendment modified, not repealed | December 17, 2009
Latest promises about Guns