Latest False Fact-checks in Guns Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: The sale of more than 600,000 Wisconsin deer licenses shows that Wisconsin’s hunters are the “eighth largest army in the world.” Andy Biggs stated on June 2, 2022 in an opening statement at a House hearing: The U.S. Justice Department “conservatively estimated that guns are used 1.5 million times per year to save lives.” Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: The man who killed the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter “wasn't even an on-duty police officer.” X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged. X posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a tweet: “These mass shootings happen so much that Ted Cruz really got a template ready to tweet whenever they occur.” 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.” 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.” 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. 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.” 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.” 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." Joe Biden stated on April 11, 2022 in a press conference: “You couldn’t buy a cannon when, in fact, the Second Amendment passed." 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 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.” 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. 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.” 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.”
Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: The sale of more than 600,000 Wisconsin deer licenses shows that Wisconsin’s hunters are the “eighth largest army in the world.” Andy Biggs stated on June 2, 2022 in an opening statement at a House hearing: The U.S. Justice Department “conservatively estimated that guns are used 1.5 million times per year to save lives.” Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: The man who killed the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter “wasn't even an on-duty police officer.” X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged. X posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a tweet: “These mass shootings happen so much that Ted Cruz really got a template ready to tweet whenever they occur.” 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.” 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.” 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. 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.” 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.” 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." Joe Biden stated on April 11, 2022 in a press conference: “You couldn’t buy a cannon when, in fact, the Second Amendment passed." 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 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.” 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. 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.” 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.”
Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: The sale of more than 600,000 Wisconsin deer licenses shows that Wisconsin’s hunters are the “eighth largest army in the world.”
Andy Biggs stated on June 2, 2022 in an opening statement at a House hearing: The U.S. Justice Department “conservatively estimated that guns are used 1.5 million times per year to save lives.”
Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: The man who killed the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter “wasn't even an on-duty police officer.”
X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged.
X posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a tweet: “These mass shootings happen so much that Ted Cruz really got a template ready to tweet whenever they occur.”
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.”
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.”
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.
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.”
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.”
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."
Joe Biden stated on April 11, 2022 in a press conference: “You couldn’t buy a cannon when, in fact, the Second Amendment passed."
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 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.”
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.
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.”
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.”
