Congress may ban the bump stock, but what is it?
The legal device can make a semi-automatic rifle fire almost as fast and as easily as a fully automatic weapon.
How is a ‘mass shooting’ defined?
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi recently claimed there's been one mass shooting per day in 2017. PolitiFact California found Pelosi picked a very broad definition of mass shooting but also found the debate about what exactly defines a mass shooting remains greatly unsettled. We did not rate the claim on our Truth-O-Meter.
The more outrageous, the better: How clickbait ads make money for fake news sites
Fake news purveyors have some options for turning clicks into cash.
High Five: Corporate taxes, Aaron Rodgers’ taxes and a government jet honeymoon
Our most-clicked items in September 2017.
Fact-checking Jimmy Kimmel, late-night hosts on gun violence after Las Vegas attack
The late-night TV hosts opened with somber calls for gun regulation instead of comedy Monday night. They offered statistics, so we fact-checked them.
The difference between automatic and semi-automatic weapons
There is no word yet on whether the Las Vegas mass shooter used an automatic rifle or some other weapon.
Hoaxes, fake news about the Las Vegas massacre
The gunfire in Las Vegas had barely stopped before the fake news began coursing through social media.
In wake of Las Vegas mass shooting, reviewing fact checks on guns and gun control
Claims by Wisconsin politicians about assault weapons, semiautomatic rifles and more.
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweets about Puerto Rico
We look into President Donald Trump's tweets about storm recovery in Puerto Rico.
Amid anthem protests, checking if ‘NFL family’ is diverse
Statement made by Green Bay Packers players after president denounces anthem demonstrations
What does the law say about Donald Trump’s deleted tweets?
By John Kruzel
September 27, 2017
President Donald Trump backed the wrong horse in Alabama’s special senate election — but if his recently deleted tweets are any measure, he’s trying to change the narrative.
Updating the Walk-O-Meter
Examining the two Scott Walker campaign promises we've yet to rate.