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 Marco Rubio stated on May 25, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “There hasn't been a single of these mass shootings that have been purchased at a gun show or on the internet.” Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2022 in in a post: "More people die from hands, fists, feet, than rifles.” X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in un tuit: ICE está en Uvalde, Texas, “entonces los padres indocumentados tienen que temer la deportación antes de verificar si sus hijos están vivos". Ted Cruz stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.” Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.: "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled." X posts stated on May 25, 2022 in a tweet: ABC News altered the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter’s photo to appear more Caucasian. X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet: ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.” Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in Facebook post: This image shows the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Steve Kerr stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “90% of Americans, regardless of political party, want universal background checks.” Matthew Dowd stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview: “50% of the guns sold in Texas, because of the loopholes, do not pass through a background check.” Chris Murphy stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview with CNN: “Most of these killers tend to be 18, 19 years old.” Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photos of a person in a skirt show the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter. Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in foto publicada en Facebook: Esta imagen muestra a las víctimas del tiroteo en la escuela en Uvalde Texas. Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a post: The Uvalde, Texas, mass shooter was an “illegal alien.” Cavalier Johnson stated on April 9, 2022 in TV interview: In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York.” X posts stated on May 14, 2022 in Twitter posts: The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was a “false flag event.” Ohio Gun Owners stated on April 21, 2022 in an ad: Matt Dolan sponsored Michael Bloomberg's “red-flag gun confiscation law, letting the people reporting your social media posts send SWAT teams to your house to take your guns." Dave McCormick stated on April 4, 2022 in an ad: Mehmet Oz "called for a New Zealand-style gun ban" and said "Americans should have less access to guns." Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: The Brooklyn subway attack was a false flag. Joe Biden stated on April 11, 2022 in a press conference: “You couldn’t buy a cannon when, in fact, the Second Amendment passed." Shelia Stubbs stated on February 2, 2022 in Public statement: "48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.” JD Vance stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad on Facebook: “Joe Biden uses the ATF to illegally track your gun transactions.” Jerrold Nadler stated on November 19, 2021 in Twitter: Kyle Rittenhouse was an “armed person” crossing state lines when he came to Kenosha protests in 2020. Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2021 in a post on Facebook: “500 National Guardsmen being called to Kenosha ahead of the Rittenhouse verdict. Had they done this in the first place, there wouldn’t have been a trial.” Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.” Viral image stated on November 13, 2021 in a viral image: Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother “drove him across state lines and dropped him off in the middle of a riot armed with an assault rifle” in Kenosha. Facebook posts stated on October 26, 2021 in a post: President Joe Biden threatened to “swoop down with Special Forces folks and gather up every gun in America.” Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2021 in social media posts: “Violent crime rate dropped like a rock following West Virginia’s adoption of permitless carry.” TikTok posts stated on September 29, 2021 in a TikTok post: “The Biden administration wants to create an international oversight committee” to alter or cancel Second Amendment rights. Melissa Agard stated on September 2, 2021 in News release: "No other country on the planet witnesses the number of gun deaths that we do here in the United States, and it’s not even close."
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Marco Rubio stated on May 25, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “There hasn't been a single of these mass shootings that have been purchased at a gun show or on the internet.” Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2022 in in a post: "More people die from hands, fists, feet, than rifles.” X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in un tuit: ICE está en Uvalde, Texas, “entonces los padres indocumentados tienen que temer la deportación antes de verificar si sus hijos están vivos". Ted Cruz stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.” Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.: "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled." X posts stated on May 25, 2022 in a tweet: ABC News altered the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter’s photo to appear more Caucasian. X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet: ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.” Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in Facebook post: This image shows the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Steve Kerr stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “90% of Americans, regardless of political party, want universal background checks.” Matthew Dowd stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview: “50% of the guns sold in Texas, because of the loopholes, do not pass through a background check.” Chris Murphy stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview with CNN: “Most of these killers tend to be 18, 19 years old.” Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photos of a person in a skirt show the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter. Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in foto publicada en Facebook: Esta imagen muestra a las víctimas del tiroteo en la escuela en Uvalde Texas. Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a post: The Uvalde, Texas, mass shooter was an “illegal alien.” Cavalier Johnson stated on April 9, 2022 in TV interview: In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York.” X posts stated on May 14, 2022 in Twitter posts: The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was a “false flag event.” Ohio Gun Owners stated on April 21, 2022 in an ad: Matt Dolan sponsored Michael Bloomberg's “red-flag gun confiscation law, letting the people reporting your social media posts send SWAT teams to your house to take your guns." Dave McCormick stated on April 4, 2022 in an ad: Mehmet Oz "called for a New Zealand-style gun ban" and said "Americans should have less access to guns." Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: The Brooklyn subway attack was a false flag. Joe Biden stated on April 11, 2022 in a press conference: “You couldn’t buy a cannon when, in fact, the Second Amendment passed." Shelia Stubbs stated on February 2, 2022 in Public statement: "48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.” JD Vance stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad on Facebook: “Joe Biden uses the ATF to illegally track your gun transactions.” Jerrold Nadler stated on November 19, 2021 in Twitter: Kyle Rittenhouse was an “armed person” crossing state lines when he came to Kenosha protests in 2020. Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2021 in a post on Facebook: “500 National Guardsmen being called to Kenosha ahead of the Rittenhouse verdict. Had they done this in the first place, there wouldn’t have been a trial.” Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.” Viral image stated on November 13, 2021 in a viral image: Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother “drove him across state lines and dropped him off in the middle of a riot armed with an assault rifle” in Kenosha. Facebook posts stated on October 26, 2021 in a post: President Joe Biden threatened to “swoop down with Special Forces folks and gather up every gun in America.” Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2021 in social media posts: “Violent crime rate dropped like a rock following West Virginia’s adoption of permitless carry.” TikTok posts stated on September 29, 2021 in a TikTok post: “The Biden administration wants to create an international oversight committee” to alter or cancel Second Amendment rights. Melissa Agard stated on September 2, 2021 in News release: "No other country on the planet witnesses the number of gun deaths that we do here in the United States, and it’s not even close."
Marco Rubio stated on May 25, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “There hasn't been a single of these mass shootings that have been purchased at a gun show or on the internet.”
Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2022 in in a post: "More people die from hands, fists, feet, than rifles.”
X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in un tuit: ICE está en Uvalde, Texas, “entonces los padres indocumentados tienen que temer la deportación antes de verificar si sus hijos están vivos".
Ted Cruz stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.”
Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.: "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."
X posts stated on May 25, 2022 in a tweet: ABC News altered the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter’s photo to appear more Caucasian.
X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet: ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.”
Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in Facebook post: This image shows the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Steve Kerr stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “90% of Americans, regardless of political party, want universal background checks.”
Matthew Dowd stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview: “50% of the guns sold in Texas, because of the loopholes, do not pass through a background check.”
Chris Murphy stated on May 24, 2022 in an interview with CNN: “Most of these killers tend to be 18, 19 years old.”
Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photos of a person in a skirt show the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter.
Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in foto publicada en Facebook: Esta imagen muestra a las víctimas del tiroteo en la escuela en Uvalde Texas.
Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a post: The Uvalde, Texas, mass shooter was an “illegal alien.”
Cavalier Johnson stated on April 9, 2022 in TV interview: In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York.”
X posts stated on May 14, 2022 in Twitter posts: The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was a “false flag event.”
Ohio Gun Owners stated on April 21, 2022 in an ad: Matt Dolan sponsored Michael Bloomberg's “red-flag gun confiscation law, letting the people reporting your social media posts send SWAT teams to your house to take your guns."
Dave McCormick stated on April 4, 2022 in an ad: Mehmet Oz "called for a New Zealand-style gun ban" and said "Americans should have less access to guns."
Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2022 in a Facebook post: The Brooklyn subway attack was a false flag.
Joe Biden stated on April 11, 2022 in a press conference: “You couldn’t buy a cannon when, in fact, the Second Amendment passed."
Shelia Stubbs stated on February 2, 2022 in Public statement: "48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.”
JD Vance stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad on Facebook: “Joe Biden uses the ATF to illegally track your gun transactions.”
Jerrold Nadler stated on November 19, 2021 in Twitter: Kyle Rittenhouse was an “armed person” crossing state lines when he came to Kenosha protests in 2020.
Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2021 in a post on Facebook: “500 National Guardsmen being called to Kenosha ahead of the Rittenhouse verdict. Had they done this in the first place, there wouldn’t have been a trial.”
Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.”
Viral image stated on November 13, 2021 in a viral image: Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother “drove him across state lines and dropped him off in the middle of a riot armed with an assault rifle” in Kenosha.
Facebook posts stated on October 26, 2021 in a post: President Joe Biden threatened to “swoop down with Special Forces folks and gather up every gun in America.”
Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2021 in social media posts: “Violent crime rate dropped like a rock following West Virginia’s adoption of permitless carry.”
TikTok posts stated on September 29, 2021 in a TikTok post: “The Biden administration wants to create an international oversight committee” to alter or cancel Second Amendment rights.
Melissa Agard stated on September 2, 2021 in News release: "No other country on the planet witnesses the number of gun deaths that we do here in the United States, and it’s not even close."
