Latest Fact-checks in Guns Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Tammy Baldwin stated on October 3, 2017 in a news release: The Las Vegas shooting was the "273rd mass shooting" in the United States so far in 2017. Hillary Clinton stated on October 2, 2017 in a tweet: "The crowd (in Las Vegas) fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer ..." Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on October 2, 2017 in a press conference: "I think if you look to Chicago, where you had over 4,000 victims of gun-related crimes last year, they have the strictest gun laws in the country. That certainly hasn’t helped there." Chris Abele stated on October 2, 2017 in a tweet: 90 percent of Americans "support universal background checks" for gun purchases. José Serrano stated on September 12, 2017 in a tweet: "Republicans want to restore #gunrights to felons" Matthew Rosendale stated on July 31, 2017 in Voices of Montana radio show: Says Sen. Jon Tester "believes that we should have a national registration so that the people of Montana should have to ask permission before they purchase a gun, ask permission from the federal government." Jeff Sessions stated on August 7, 2017 in a press release: Chicago city officials "have adopted an official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents." Chris Collins stated on August 2, 2017 in an op-ed for The Buffalo News: "Violent crimes where a firearm is used have remained static since 2013 in both New York State and Erie County" Gwen Moore stated on June 29, 2017 in a speech: Says Dontre Hamilton "was shot 14 times by police for resting on a park bench in Milwaukee." Bloggers stated on June 15, 2017 in a web post: Say Gretchen Carlson said, "The 2nd Amendment Was Written Before Guns Were Invented." Richard Corcoran stated on July 3, 2017 in a tweet: Says Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Milton Hirsch "is constantly overturned." Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries." Ted Cruz stated on April 28, 2017 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: "The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket." Bloggers stated on May 2, 2017 in a web post on ihavethetruth.com: A University of Texas "student pulled out a concealed handgun" on a knife-wielding suspect "and made him back down." Marc Butler stated on March 1, 2017 in a press conference to repeal the SAFE Act: "We have counties where there have been one arrest under the SAFE Act. It indicates there's not a whole lot of interest in enforcing this in our upstate counties." Hannah Willard stated on March 16, 2017 in a press conference in the Florida Capitol: "Experts estimate that 40 percent of gun sales occur in no-questions-asked transactions that often take place at gun shows or on the Internet." Dennis Baxley stated on March 15, 2017 in a Florida House floor speech: "What has happened since 2005? We’ve seen violent crime continuously go down" due to Florida's "stand your ground" law. Wayne LaPierre stated on February 24, 2017 in a speech at CPAC: "According to the FBI, Mexican drug cartels are working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago alone." Richard Durbin stated on February 15, 2017 in an interview with Willie Geist : "You can almost pinpoint half of the gun violence deaths to two or three specific sections in the city. They are just areas of devastation, economically and otherwise." Richard Corcoran stated on February 12, 2017 in an inteview on CBS4: "Most of these mass shootings take place in (areas) where you're not allowed to have a concealed weapons permit." Nancy Pelosi stated on January 31, 2017 in a CNN town hall: Says Neil Gorsuch "comes down on the side of felons over gun safety." Betsy DeVos stated on January 17, 2017 in her Senate confirmation hearing: "I would imagine that there's probably a gun in the school (in Wapiti, Wyo.) to protect from potential grizzlies." Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on January 10, 2017 in a press conference: "Florida is ranked 50th in the nation for mental health care funding." Jackie Speier stated on December 14, 2016 in a tweet: "Since the Sandy Hook tragedy, more than seven children PER DAY have died from gun violence." Larry Pratt stated on December 15, 2016 in a radio interview.: Says President Barack Obama "has not condemned" shootings targeting police. Greg Abbott stated on December 13, 2016 in a tweet: Says an arms control treaty supported by Barack Obama "could give the U.N. some authority to regulate guns." Gavin Newsom stated on November 9, 2016 in a press conference.: California has seen a "56 percent decline in the gun murder rate" since the 1990s. Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: In Chicago, which has the toughest gun laws in the United States, probably you could say by far, they have more gun violence than any other city. Hillary Clinton stated on October 31, 2016 in a rally in Cincinnati: Says of Donald Trump, "He even said, on his very first day in office, he would require every school in America to let people carry guns into our classrooms." Maggie Hassan stated on October 3, 2016 in a debate: "With her solution, terrorists can still today — and by the way ISIS knows it, they have been advertising it — buy guns online and at gun shows in the United States of America."
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Tammy Baldwin stated on October 3, 2017 in a news release: The Las Vegas shooting was the "273rd mass shooting" in the United States so far in 2017. Hillary Clinton stated on October 2, 2017 in a tweet: "The crowd (in Las Vegas) fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer ..." Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on October 2, 2017 in a press conference: "I think if you look to Chicago, where you had over 4,000 victims of gun-related crimes last year, they have the strictest gun laws in the country. That certainly hasn’t helped there." Chris Abele stated on October 2, 2017 in a tweet: 90 percent of Americans "support universal background checks" for gun purchases. José Serrano stated on September 12, 2017 in a tweet: "Republicans want to restore #gunrights to felons" Matthew Rosendale stated on July 31, 2017 in Voices of Montana radio show: Says Sen. Jon Tester "believes that we should have a national registration so that the people of Montana should have to ask permission before they purchase a gun, ask permission from the federal government." Jeff Sessions stated on August 7, 2017 in a press release: Chicago city officials "have adopted an official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents." Chris Collins stated on August 2, 2017 in an op-ed for The Buffalo News: "Violent crimes where a firearm is used have remained static since 2013 in both New York State and Erie County" Gwen Moore stated on June 29, 2017 in a speech: Says Dontre Hamilton "was shot 14 times by police for resting on a park bench in Milwaukee." Bloggers stated on June 15, 2017 in a web post: Say Gretchen Carlson said, "The 2nd Amendment Was Written Before Guns Were Invented." Richard Corcoran stated on July 3, 2017 in a tweet: Says Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Milton Hirsch "is constantly overturned." Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries." Ted Cruz stated on April 28, 2017 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: "The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket." Bloggers stated on May 2, 2017 in a web post on ihavethetruth.com: A University of Texas "student pulled out a concealed handgun" on a knife-wielding suspect "and made him back down." Marc Butler stated on March 1, 2017 in a press conference to repeal the SAFE Act: "We have counties where there have been one arrest under the SAFE Act. It indicates there's not a whole lot of interest in enforcing this in our upstate counties." Hannah Willard stated on March 16, 2017 in a press conference in the Florida Capitol: "Experts estimate that 40 percent of gun sales occur in no-questions-asked transactions that often take place at gun shows or on the Internet." Dennis Baxley stated on March 15, 2017 in a Florida House floor speech: "What has happened since 2005? We’ve seen violent crime continuously go down" due to Florida's "stand your ground" law. Wayne LaPierre stated on February 24, 2017 in a speech at CPAC: "According to the FBI, Mexican drug cartels are working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago alone." Richard Durbin stated on February 15, 2017 in an interview with Willie Geist : "You can almost pinpoint half of the gun violence deaths to two or three specific sections in the city. They are just areas of devastation, economically and otherwise." Richard Corcoran stated on February 12, 2017 in an inteview on CBS4: "Most of these mass shootings take place in (areas) where you're not allowed to have a concealed weapons permit." Nancy Pelosi stated on January 31, 2017 in a CNN town hall: Says Neil Gorsuch "comes down on the side of felons over gun safety." Betsy DeVos stated on January 17, 2017 in her Senate confirmation hearing: "I would imagine that there's probably a gun in the school (in Wapiti, Wyo.) to protect from potential grizzlies." Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on January 10, 2017 in a press conference: "Florida is ranked 50th in the nation for mental health care funding." Jackie Speier stated on December 14, 2016 in a tweet: "Since the Sandy Hook tragedy, more than seven children PER DAY have died from gun violence." Larry Pratt stated on December 15, 2016 in a radio interview.: Says President Barack Obama "has not condemned" shootings targeting police. Greg Abbott stated on December 13, 2016 in a tweet: Says an arms control treaty supported by Barack Obama "could give the U.N. some authority to regulate guns." Gavin Newsom stated on November 9, 2016 in a press conference.: California has seen a "56 percent decline in the gun murder rate" since the 1990s. Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: In Chicago, which has the toughest gun laws in the United States, probably you could say by far, they have more gun violence than any other city. Hillary Clinton stated on October 31, 2016 in a rally in Cincinnati: Says of Donald Trump, "He even said, on his very first day in office, he would require every school in America to let people carry guns into our classrooms." Maggie Hassan stated on October 3, 2016 in a debate: "With her solution, terrorists can still today — and by the way ISIS knows it, they have been advertising it — buy guns online and at gun shows in the United States of America."
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 3, 2017 in a news release: The Las Vegas shooting was the "273rd mass shooting" in the United States so far in 2017.
Hillary Clinton stated on October 2, 2017 in a tweet: "The crowd (in Las Vegas) fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer ..."
Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on October 2, 2017 in a press conference: "I think if you look to Chicago, where you had over 4,000 victims of gun-related crimes last year, they have the strictest gun laws in the country. That certainly hasn’t helped there."
Chris Abele stated on October 2, 2017 in a tweet: 90 percent of Americans "support universal background checks" for gun purchases.
José Serrano stated on September 12, 2017 in a tweet: "Republicans want to restore #gunrights to felons"
Matthew Rosendale stated on July 31, 2017 in Voices of Montana radio show: Says Sen. Jon Tester "believes that we should have a national registration so that the people of Montana should have to ask permission before they purchase a gun, ask permission from the federal government."
Jeff Sessions stated on August 7, 2017 in a press release: Chicago city officials "have adopted an official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents."
Chris Collins stated on August 2, 2017 in an op-ed for The Buffalo News: "Violent crimes where a firearm is used have remained static since 2013 in both New York State and Erie County"
Gwen Moore stated on June 29, 2017 in a speech: Says Dontre Hamilton "was shot 14 times by police for resting on a park bench in Milwaukee."
Bloggers stated on June 15, 2017 in a web post: Say Gretchen Carlson said, "The 2nd Amendment Was Written Before Guns Were Invented."
Richard Corcoran stated on July 3, 2017 in a tweet: Says Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Milton Hirsch "is constantly overturned."
Gavin Newsom stated on June 2, 2017 in a tweet: "Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries."
Ted Cruz stated on April 28, 2017 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: "The first Congress passed a law mandating that every able-bodied man must own a musket."
Bloggers stated on May 2, 2017 in a web post on ihavethetruth.com: A University of Texas "student pulled out a concealed handgun" on a knife-wielding suspect "and made him back down."
Marc Butler stated on March 1, 2017 in a press conference to repeal the SAFE Act: "We have counties where there have been one arrest under the SAFE Act. It indicates there's not a whole lot of interest in enforcing this in our upstate counties."
Hannah Willard stated on March 16, 2017 in a press conference in the Florida Capitol: "Experts estimate that 40 percent of gun sales occur in no-questions-asked transactions that often take place at gun shows or on the Internet."
Dennis Baxley stated on March 15, 2017 in a Florida House floor speech: "What has happened since 2005? We’ve seen violent crime continuously go down" due to Florida's "stand your ground" law.
Wayne LaPierre stated on February 24, 2017 in a speech at CPAC: "According to the FBI, Mexican drug cartels are working with 100,000 street gang members in Chicago alone."
Richard Durbin stated on February 15, 2017 in an interview with Willie Geist : "You can almost pinpoint half of the gun violence deaths to two or three specific sections in the city. They are just areas of devastation, economically and otherwise."
Richard Corcoran stated on February 12, 2017 in an inteview on CBS4: "Most of these mass shootings take place in (areas) where you're not allowed to have a concealed weapons permit."
Nancy Pelosi stated on January 31, 2017 in a CNN town hall: Says Neil Gorsuch "comes down on the side of felons over gun safety."
Betsy DeVos stated on January 17, 2017 in her Senate confirmation hearing: "I would imagine that there's probably a gun in the school (in Wapiti, Wyo.) to protect from potential grizzlies."
Carlos Guillermo Smith stated on January 10, 2017 in a press conference: "Florida is ranked 50th in the nation for mental health care funding."
Jackie Speier stated on December 14, 2016 in a tweet: "Since the Sandy Hook tragedy, more than seven children PER DAY have died from gun violence."
Larry Pratt stated on December 15, 2016 in a radio interview.: Says President Barack Obama "has not condemned" shootings targeting police.
Greg Abbott stated on December 13, 2016 in a tweet: Says an arms control treaty supported by Barack Obama "could give the U.N. some authority to regulate guns."
Gavin Newsom stated on November 9, 2016 in a press conference.: California has seen a "56 percent decline in the gun murder rate" since the 1990s.
Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate: In Chicago, which has the toughest gun laws in the United States, probably you could say by far, they have more gun violence than any other city.
Hillary Clinton stated on October 31, 2016 in a rally in Cincinnati: Says of Donald Trump, "He even said, on his very first day in office, he would require every school in America to let people carry guns into our classrooms."
Maggie Hassan stated on October 3, 2016 in a debate: "With her solution, terrorists can still today — and by the way ISIS knows it, they have been advertising it — buy guns online and at gun shows in the United States of America."
