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 Joe Biden stated on September 12, 2019 in the Democratic debate in Houston: "Over 90% of the American people think we have to get assault weapons off the street — period." Viral image stated on August 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Ronald Reagan as saying, "Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempts to disarm the people must be stopped, by force if necessary." Beto O'Rourke stated on September 4, 2019 in an interview: "There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people." Dave Aronberg stated on August 26, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: Florida’s red flag gun law has been used "about five times a day." Amy Klobuchar stated on August 12, 2019 in an interview: The "boyfriend loophole" means that "if you commit a serious crime of domestic abuse against your wife, you can't get a gun, but if you do it against your girlfriend, you can." Viral image stated on August 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Hitler said, "This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!" Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the Philadelphia shootings were "fake" and that police officers sprayed "fake blood on themselves." Matt Gaetz stated on August 10, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela." Viral image stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: A man arrested by Lubbock, Texas, police for a gun threat said "his accomplices will be going to different Wal-Mart stores and shooting." Adam Kinzinger stated on August 9, 2019 in a TV interview: "97% of murders occur with handguns." Curt Schilling stated on August 10, 2019 in a tweet: Law-abiding gun owners stop crimes "2.5 million times a year," according to the federal Centers for Disease Control. Viral image stated on August 6, 2019 in a post on Facebook: "Not one Democrat called for gun control" after a man shot at Republican lawmakers playing softball. Viral image stated on August 12, 2019 in a post on Facebook: The daughter of a Donald Trump appointee posed as an El Paso shooting victim in a photo with the president. Viral image stated on August 8, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says a crisis actor played the parts of a shooting victim and the mothers of shooting victims in Las Vegas, Orlando and Thousand Oaks. Michael Bloomberg stated on August 11, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "If you go back, you can see Wayne LaPierre, who runs the NRA, testifying in front of Congress in favor of background checks 15 or 20 years ago." Philip Van Cleave stated on August 8, 2019 in a radio interview.: "Criminals don’t go through (gun) background checks. I think it’s like 3% go through a background check." Viral image stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Fox News affiliate reported on a shooting before it happened. Facebook posts stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Rep. Kevin McCarthy as saying "there are no mass shootings in Japan because there are no video games there." Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley were "totally misrepresenting what took place inside of the hospital. Their news conference after I left for El Paso was a fraud. It bore no resemblance to what took place with those incredible people that I was so lucky to meet and spend time with." Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2019 in remarks in Morristown, N.J.: Asked what his administration would be doing about "the gun problem," said, "We have done much more than most administrations. … We’ve done, actually, a lot." Bernie Sanders stated on August 5, 2019 in a video on Twitter: "There are more assault rifles, as I understand it, in the hands of private citizens than in the hands of the United States military. We're talking about 5 to 10 million assault weapons in the hands of private citizens." Ivanka Trump stated on August 6, 2019 in a tweet: "Chicago experienced its deadliest weekend of the year...With 7 dead and 52 wounded near a playground." Stephanie Ruhle stated on August 5, 2019 in on MSNBC: Says Walmart is "one of the largest sellers of assault-style weapons." Bill Clinton stated on August 5, 2019 in a tweet: "After (the assault weapon ban) passed in 1994, there was a big drop in mass shooting deaths. When the ban expired, they rose again." Dianne Feinstein stated on August 3, 2019 in a tweet: There are "more gun deaths by far" in the United States than any other country in the world. Ron Tusler stated on August 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Less mass shootings under Trump!" Viral image stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: The Dayton, Ohio, shooting suspect died in 2014. Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2019 in a speech: "Last year, we prosecuted a record number of firearms offenses." Beto O'Rourke stated on August 3, 2019 in a press conference: Says of El Paso that some years, "in a city of almost 700,000, we had five murders the entire year. Our average over the last 10 years is 18 (murders per year). We exceeded that average just on one day" after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the city. Facebook posts stated on August 4, 2019 in Facebook posts: The El Paso and Dayton shootings were "false flag" attacks coordinated by the "deep state."
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Joe Biden stated on September 12, 2019 in the Democratic debate in Houston: "Over 90% of the American people think we have to get assault weapons off the street — period." Viral image stated on August 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Ronald Reagan as saying, "Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempts to disarm the people must be stopped, by force if necessary." Beto O'Rourke stated on September 4, 2019 in an interview: "There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people." Dave Aronberg stated on August 26, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: Florida’s red flag gun law has been used "about five times a day." Amy Klobuchar stated on August 12, 2019 in an interview: The "boyfriend loophole" means that "if you commit a serious crime of domestic abuse against your wife, you can't get a gun, but if you do it against your girlfriend, you can." Viral image stated on August 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Hitler said, "This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!" Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the Philadelphia shootings were "fake" and that police officers sprayed "fake blood on themselves." Matt Gaetz stated on August 10, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela." Viral image stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: A man arrested by Lubbock, Texas, police for a gun threat said "his accomplices will be going to different Wal-Mart stores and shooting." Adam Kinzinger stated on August 9, 2019 in a TV interview: "97% of murders occur with handguns." Curt Schilling stated on August 10, 2019 in a tweet: Law-abiding gun owners stop crimes "2.5 million times a year," according to the federal Centers for Disease Control. Viral image stated on August 6, 2019 in a post on Facebook: "Not one Democrat called for gun control" after a man shot at Republican lawmakers playing softball. Viral image stated on August 12, 2019 in a post on Facebook: The daughter of a Donald Trump appointee posed as an El Paso shooting victim in a photo with the president. Viral image stated on August 8, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says a crisis actor played the parts of a shooting victim and the mothers of shooting victims in Las Vegas, Orlando and Thousand Oaks. Michael Bloomberg stated on August 11, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "If you go back, you can see Wayne LaPierre, who runs the NRA, testifying in front of Congress in favor of background checks 15 or 20 years ago." Philip Van Cleave stated on August 8, 2019 in a radio interview.: "Criminals don’t go through (gun) background checks. I think it’s like 3% go through a background check." Viral image stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Fox News affiliate reported on a shooting before it happened. Facebook posts stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Rep. Kevin McCarthy as saying "there are no mass shootings in Japan because there are no video games there." Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley were "totally misrepresenting what took place inside of the hospital. Their news conference after I left for El Paso was a fraud. It bore no resemblance to what took place with those incredible people that I was so lucky to meet and spend time with." Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2019 in remarks in Morristown, N.J.: Asked what his administration would be doing about "the gun problem," said, "We have done much more than most administrations. … We’ve done, actually, a lot." Bernie Sanders stated on August 5, 2019 in a video on Twitter: "There are more assault rifles, as I understand it, in the hands of private citizens than in the hands of the United States military. We're talking about 5 to 10 million assault weapons in the hands of private citizens." Ivanka Trump stated on August 6, 2019 in a tweet: "Chicago experienced its deadliest weekend of the year...With 7 dead and 52 wounded near a playground." Stephanie Ruhle stated on August 5, 2019 in on MSNBC: Says Walmart is "one of the largest sellers of assault-style weapons." Bill Clinton stated on August 5, 2019 in a tweet: "After (the assault weapon ban) passed in 1994, there was a big drop in mass shooting deaths. When the ban expired, they rose again." Dianne Feinstein stated on August 3, 2019 in a tweet: There are "more gun deaths by far" in the United States than any other country in the world. Ron Tusler stated on August 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Less mass shootings under Trump!" Viral image stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: The Dayton, Ohio, shooting suspect died in 2014. Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2019 in a speech: "Last year, we prosecuted a record number of firearms offenses." Beto O'Rourke stated on August 3, 2019 in a press conference: Says of El Paso that some years, "in a city of almost 700,000, we had five murders the entire year. Our average over the last 10 years is 18 (murders per year). We exceeded that average just on one day" after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the city. Facebook posts stated on August 4, 2019 in Facebook posts: The El Paso and Dayton shootings were "false flag" attacks coordinated by the "deep state."
Joe Biden stated on September 12, 2019 in the Democratic debate in Houston: "Over 90% of the American people think we have to get assault weapons off the street — period."
Viral image stated on August 17, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Ronald Reagan as saying, "Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempts to disarm the people must be stopped, by force if necessary."
Beto O'Rourke stated on September 4, 2019 in an interview: "There are 390 million guns out on the streets of a country of 329 million people."
Dave Aronberg stated on August 26, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: Florida’s red flag gun law has been used "about five times a day."
Amy Klobuchar stated on August 12, 2019 in an interview: The "boyfriend loophole" means that "if you commit a serious crime of domestic abuse against your wife, you can't get a gun, but if you do it against your girlfriend, you can."
Viral image stated on August 8, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Hitler said, "This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the Philadelphia shootings were "fake" and that police officers sprayed "fake blood on themselves."
Matt Gaetz stated on August 10, 2019 in an interview on Fox News: In Australia "they went and confiscated all the guns. You know who did what Australia did? Venezuela."
Viral image stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: A man arrested by Lubbock, Texas, police for a gun threat said "his accomplices will be going to different Wal-Mart stores and shooting."
Curt Schilling stated on August 10, 2019 in a tweet: Law-abiding gun owners stop crimes "2.5 million times a year," according to the federal Centers for Disease Control.
Viral image stated on August 6, 2019 in a post on Facebook: "Not one Democrat called for gun control" after a man shot at Republican lawmakers playing softball.
Viral image stated on August 12, 2019 in a post on Facebook: The daughter of a Donald Trump appointee posed as an El Paso shooting victim in a photo with the president.
Viral image stated on August 8, 2019 in a post on Facebook: Says a crisis actor played the parts of a shooting victim and the mothers of shooting victims in Las Vegas, Orlando and Thousand Oaks.
Michael Bloomberg stated on August 11, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "If you go back, you can see Wayne LaPierre, who runs the NRA, testifying in front of Congress in favor of background checks 15 or 20 years ago."
Philip Van Cleave stated on August 8, 2019 in a radio interview.: "Criminals don’t go through (gun) background checks. I think it’s like 3% go through a background check."
Viral image stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: A Fox News affiliate reported on a shooting before it happened.
Facebook posts stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Rep. Kevin McCarthy as saying "there are no mass shootings in Japan because there are no video games there."
Donald Trump stated on August 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley were "totally misrepresenting what took place inside of the hospital. Their news conference after I left for El Paso was a fraud. It bore no resemblance to what took place with those incredible people that I was so lucky to meet and spend time with."
Donald Trump stated on August 4, 2019 in remarks in Morristown, N.J.: Asked what his administration would be doing about "the gun problem," said, "We have done much more than most administrations. … We’ve done, actually, a lot."
Bernie Sanders stated on August 5, 2019 in a video on Twitter: "There are more assault rifles, as I understand it, in the hands of private citizens than in the hands of the United States military. We're talking about 5 to 10 million assault weapons in the hands of private citizens."
Ivanka Trump stated on August 6, 2019 in a tweet: "Chicago experienced its deadliest weekend of the year...With 7 dead and 52 wounded near a playground."
Stephanie Ruhle stated on August 5, 2019 in on MSNBC: Says Walmart is "one of the largest sellers of assault-style weapons."
Bill Clinton stated on August 5, 2019 in a tweet: "After (the assault weapon ban) passed in 1994, there was a big drop in mass shooting deaths. When the ban expired, they rose again."
Dianne Feinstein stated on August 3, 2019 in a tweet: There are "more gun deaths by far" in the United States than any other country in the world.
Viral image stated on August 5, 2019 in a Facebook post: The Dayton, Ohio, shooting suspect died in 2014.
Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2019 in a speech: "Last year, we prosecuted a record number of firearms offenses."
Beto O'Rourke stated on August 3, 2019 in a press conference: Says of El Paso that some years, "in a city of almost 700,000, we had five murders the entire year. Our average over the last 10 years is 18 (murders per year). We exceeded that average just on one day" after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in the city.
Facebook posts stated on August 4, 2019 in Facebook posts: The El Paso and Dayton shootings were "false flag" attacks coordinated by the "deep state."
