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 Viral image stated on August 17, 2021 in a viral image: The Biden administration “gifted the Taliban with $80 billion-plus” in military-grade weapons but now “wants your 9mm pistols.” Elise Stefanik stated on July 6, 2021 in a tweet: Every time outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo “says the firearm industry ‘is immune from lawsuits,’ it's false.” Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.” House Republicans stated on July 21, 2021 in a tweet: “President Biden says he wants to ban handguns.” Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: News organizations and sponsors ignored the accomplishments of Kim Rhode, a six-time Olympic medalist, because of her support of the Second Amendment. Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Facebook said that if you support the NRA you will get kicked off.” Joe Biden stated on June 23, 2021 in a White House announcement: "The Second Amendment, from the day it was passed, limited the type of people who could own a gun and what type of weapon you could own.” Viral image stated on May 26, 2021 in a social media posts and articles: Says ATF chief nominee David Chipman was part of the 1993 assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. Instagram posts stated on March 30, 2021 in Instagram post: “56 million defenseless people ‘rounded up and exterminated’ in the 20th Century because of gun control.” Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2021 in a speech: “You go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want, and no background check." Viral image stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: In this photo, “Man uses a gun to rob a Texas convenience store. Man was shot by every customer inside the store” Viral image stated on August 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Sen. Cory Booker wants to require a federal license for gun owners but criticizes voter ID laws as discriminatory. Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.” Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the suspected Boulder mass shooter is a Muslim "who entered illegally from Mexico and purchased the firearm from a guy that sells stolen guns." Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Ted Cruz says owning a gun should be as hassle free as owning a car, which as I recall requires a license and registration." Alex Padilla stated on March 22, 2021 in remarks in a Senate hearing: “In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they’re able to cast their first ballot.” Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: A CNN chyron said the Boulder “shooter was factually Arabic, but morally white.” Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet: These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon. Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.” Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings. Colion Noir stated on March 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "90% of Americans do not support universal background checks." Beth Wessel-Kroeschell stated on January 22, 2021 in public comments: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." National Association for Gun Rights stated on March 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Marco Rubio's 'red flag' gun confiscation bill" calls for guns to be confiscated "without due process, based on unsubstantiated accusations." Ron Johnson stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.” Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police. Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting." Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2020 in a post: Says Joe Biden told a factory worker, “I don’t work for you!” while pointing a finger in the worker’s face. Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2020 in Facebook post: “BREAKING NEWS: All Charges Dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse.” Ron Johnson stated on August 31, 2020 in a statement: Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha
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Viral image stated on August 17, 2021 in a viral image: The Biden administration “gifted the Taliban with $80 billion-plus” in military-grade weapons but now “wants your 9mm pistols.” Elise Stefanik stated on July 6, 2021 in a tweet: Every time outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo “says the firearm industry ‘is immune from lawsuits,’ it's false.” Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.” House Republicans stated on July 21, 2021 in a tweet: “President Biden says he wants to ban handguns.” Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: News organizations and sponsors ignored the accomplishments of Kim Rhode, a six-time Olympic medalist, because of her support of the Second Amendment. Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Facebook said that if you support the NRA you will get kicked off.” Joe Biden stated on June 23, 2021 in a White House announcement: "The Second Amendment, from the day it was passed, limited the type of people who could own a gun and what type of weapon you could own.” Viral image stated on May 26, 2021 in a social media posts and articles: Says ATF chief nominee David Chipman was part of the 1993 assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. Instagram posts stated on March 30, 2021 in Instagram post: “56 million defenseless people ‘rounded up and exterminated’ in the 20th Century because of gun control.” Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2021 in a speech: “You go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want, and no background check." Viral image stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: In this photo, “Man uses a gun to rob a Texas convenience store. Man was shot by every customer inside the store” Viral image stated on August 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Sen. Cory Booker wants to require a federal license for gun owners but criticizes voter ID laws as discriminatory. Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.” Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the suspected Boulder mass shooter is a Muslim "who entered illegally from Mexico and purchased the firearm from a guy that sells stolen guns." Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Ted Cruz says owning a gun should be as hassle free as owning a car, which as I recall requires a license and registration." Alex Padilla stated on March 22, 2021 in remarks in a Senate hearing: “In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they’re able to cast their first ballot.” Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: A CNN chyron said the Boulder “shooter was factually Arabic, but morally white.” Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet: These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon. Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.” Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings. Colion Noir stated on March 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "90% of Americans do not support universal background checks." Beth Wessel-Kroeschell stated on January 22, 2021 in public comments: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." National Association for Gun Rights stated on March 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Marco Rubio's 'red flag' gun confiscation bill" calls for guns to be confiscated "without due process, based on unsubstantiated accusations." Ron Johnson stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.” Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police. Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting." Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2020 in a post: Says Joe Biden told a factory worker, “I don’t work for you!” while pointing a finger in the worker’s face. Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2020 in Facebook post: “BREAKING NEWS: All Charges Dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse.” Ron Johnson stated on August 31, 2020 in a statement: Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha
Viral image stated on August 17, 2021 in a viral image: The Biden administration “gifted the Taliban with $80 billion-plus” in military-grade weapons but now “wants your 9mm pistols.”
Elise Stefanik stated on July 6, 2021 in a tweet: Every time outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo “says the firearm industry ‘is immune from lawsuits,’ it's false.”
Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.”
House Republicans stated on July 21, 2021 in a tweet: “President Biden says he wants to ban handguns.”
Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: News organizations and sponsors ignored the accomplishments of Kim Rhode, a six-time Olympic medalist, because of her support of the Second Amendment.
Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Facebook said that if you support the NRA you will get kicked off.”
Joe Biden stated on June 23, 2021 in a White House announcement: "The Second Amendment, from the day it was passed, limited the type of people who could own a gun and what type of weapon you could own.”
Viral image stated on May 26, 2021 in a social media posts and articles: Says ATF chief nominee David Chipman was part of the 1993 assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.
Instagram posts stated on March 30, 2021 in Instagram post: “56 million defenseless people ‘rounded up and exterminated’ in the 20th Century because of gun control.”
Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2021 in a speech: “You go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want, and no background check."
Viral image stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: In this photo, “Man uses a gun to rob a Texas convenience store. Man was shot by every customer inside the store”
Viral image stated on August 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Sen. Cory Booker wants to require a federal license for gun owners but criticizes voter ID laws as discriminatory.
Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.”
Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the suspected Boulder mass shooter is a Muslim "who entered illegally from Mexico and purchased the firearm from a guy that sells stolen guns."
Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Ted Cruz says owning a gun should be as hassle free as owning a car, which as I recall requires a license and registration."
Alex Padilla stated on March 22, 2021 in remarks in a Senate hearing: “In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they’re able to cast their first ballot.”
Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: A CNN chyron said the Boulder “shooter was factually Arabic, but morally white.”
Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents."
Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet: These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon.
Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.”
Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings.
Colion Noir stated on March 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "90% of Americans do not support universal background checks."
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell stated on January 22, 2021 in public comments: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check."
National Association for Gun Rights stated on March 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Marco Rubio's 'red flag' gun confiscation bill" calls for guns to be confiscated "without due process, based on unsubstantiated accusations."
Ron Johnson stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.”
Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police.
Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting."
Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2020 in a post: Says Joe Biden told a factory worker, “I don’t work for you!” while pointing a finger in the worker’s face.
Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2020 in Facebook post: “BREAKING NEWS: All Charges Dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse.”
Ron Johnson stated on August 31, 2020 in a statement: Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha
