0 People 5416 Fact-checks 1992 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (5416) Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet: These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon. By Jon Greenberg• March 24, 2021 Chris Cox stated on October 08, 2017 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview: Says Sen. Dianne Feinstein said "if she had 51 votes in the Senate for 'Mr. and Ms. America, turn in all of your guns,' they would do it." By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2017 Suzanne Devlin stated on January 19, 2011 in a letter to the editor: The Republican Party raffled off an AR-15 assault rifle at the 2010 Oregon State Fair. By Janie Har• January 29, 2011 Hank Johnson stated on June 15, 2015 in a House floor speech: "Two weeks ago, a man entered the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended-capacity, 100-round magazine." By April Hunt• June 23, 2015 Don Lemon stated on August 20, 2014 in a live broadcast on CNN: "I was able to go and buy an automatic weapon … Most people can go out and buy an automatic weapon." By Jon Greenberg• August 26, 2014 Beto O'Rourke stated on October 16, 2019 in an interview: "To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns." By Tom Kertscher• October 21, 2019 Alan Grayson stated on June 12, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting: The rifle used by Omar Mateen "shoots off 700 rounds in a minute." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 14, 2016 Bernie Sanders stated on August 05, 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." By Tom Kertscher• August 8, 2019 Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2022 in in a post: "More people die from hands, fists, feet, than rifles.” By Jeff Cercone• May 27, 2022 Greg Abbott stated on August 31, 2022 in a campaign event: Three court rulings since May 2022 “have made it clear that it is unconstitutional to ban someone between the ages of 18 and 20 from being able to buy an AR.” By Nusaiba Mizan• September 21, 2022 Beto O'Rourke stated on February 24, 2018 in a Waco campaign stop: Says "PTA meetings are now being conducted to help parents tell their kids" that if a guy with an AR-15 walks into their classroom, "you are supposed to create as much chaos as you possibly can. They want you to scream and yell and dance around and throw books and just keep moving." By W. Gardner Selby• March 15, 2018 Michael Moore stated on June 14, 2016 in a tweet after the Orlando shooting: The ammunition used in the Orlando shooting "is banned by Geneva Convention. It enters the body, spins & explodes." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 23, 2016 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.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 23, 2021 National Rifle Association stated on October 04, 2016 in a campaign mailer: Says Patrick Murphy "supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense." By Joshua Gillin• October 11, 2016 Viral image stated on May 08, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Joe Biden as saying "no ordinary American cares about constitutional rights." By Samantha Putterman• May 10, 2019 Ron Johnson stated on June 13, 2016 in an interview: "Assault rifles already are banned." By Tom Kertscher• June 20, 2016 Ted Cruz stated on March 06, 2018 in an audio ad distributed to news organizations: Says Beto O’Rourke wants "open borders and wants to take our guns." By W. Gardner Selby• March 15, 2018 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." By Eric Litke• November 25, 2020 Paul Bedard stated on February 27, 2015 in an opinion piece in the "Washington Examiner": Says "President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country ... with a ban on one of the most-used" assault rifle bullets. By Jon Greenberg• March 4, 2015 Katie Hobbs stated on October 09, 2022 in an interview on CBS News' Face the Nation: Kari Lake has “gone on the record saying she supports Arizona's complete abortion ban. She's called it a great law.” By Jon Greenberg• October 12, 2022 Articles (1992) The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture By Sara Swann• June 28, 2022 Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns? By Madison Czopek• July 1, 2022 Has 'Little Red Riding Hood' been banned, but not assault weapons? By Louis Jacobson• August 27, 2013 Sen. Ted Cruz targets PolitiFact; here's our response By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 16, 2019 Glenn Beck gets it right on public support for Arizona immigration law By Angie Drobnic Holan, Lukas Pleva• June 4, 2010 What we know about mass shootings By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018 Texas-bound Beck will need bigger blackboards By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 12, 2011 The facts on mass shootings, guns in the United States By PolitiFact Staff • May 18, 2018 The facts on mass shootings in the United States By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 8, 2017 The Arkansas U.S. Senate race: the fact-checks so far By Lauren Carroll• August 26, 2014 Ask PolitiFact: What does the data show on deadly shootings by 18-to-20-year-olds? By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2024 Why Espionage Act charges don't mean prosecutors are accusing Donald Trump of spying By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2023 Fact-checking coronavirus claims by Pennsylvania politicians By Jessica Calefati• March 25, 2020 United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news By Loreben Tuquero• November 7, 2023 Fact-checking claims about Kyle Rittenhouse, shooter in Kenosha, Wis., protests By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2021 Why is the US selling stockpiled oil to China? We have answers By Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Children are far less likely to die from COVID-19. Why do they need vaccination? By Amy Sherman• October 27, 2021 COVID immunity through infection or vaccination: Are they equal? By Arthur Allen• October 11, 2021 Congress may ban the bump stock, but what is it? By Joshua Gillin• October 6, 2017 Does Joe Biden’s plan tax semi-automatic firearms? By Daniel Funke• November 1, 2020
Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet: These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon. By Jon Greenberg• March 24, 2021 Chris Cox stated on October 08, 2017 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview: Says Sen. Dianne Feinstein said "if she had 51 votes in the Senate for 'Mr. and Ms. America, turn in all of your guns,' they would do it." By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2017 Suzanne Devlin stated on January 19, 2011 in a letter to the editor: The Republican Party raffled off an AR-15 assault rifle at the 2010 Oregon State Fair. By Janie Har• January 29, 2011 Hank Johnson stated on June 15, 2015 in a House floor speech: "Two weeks ago, a man entered the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta, Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended-capacity, 100-round magazine." By April Hunt• June 23, 2015 Don Lemon stated on August 20, 2014 in a live broadcast on CNN: "I was able to go and buy an automatic weapon … Most people can go out and buy an automatic weapon." By Jon Greenberg• August 26, 2014 Beto O'Rourke stated on October 16, 2019 in an interview: "To be clear, I’m not talking about confiscating anybody’s guns." By Tom Kertscher• October 21, 2019 Alan Grayson stated on June 12, 2016 in an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett after the Orlando shooting: The rifle used by Omar Mateen "shoots off 700 rounds in a minute." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 14, 2016 Bernie Sanders stated on August 05, 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." By Tom Kertscher• August 8, 2019 Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2022 in in a post: "More people die from hands, fists, feet, than rifles.” By Jeff Cercone• May 27, 2022 Greg Abbott stated on August 31, 2022 in a campaign event: Three court rulings since May 2022 “have made it clear that it is unconstitutional to ban someone between the ages of 18 and 20 from being able to buy an AR.” By Nusaiba Mizan• September 21, 2022 Beto O'Rourke stated on February 24, 2018 in a Waco campaign stop: Says "PTA meetings are now being conducted to help parents tell their kids" that if a guy with an AR-15 walks into their classroom, "you are supposed to create as much chaos as you possibly can. They want you to scream and yell and dance around and throw books and just keep moving." By W. Gardner Selby• March 15, 2018 Michael Moore stated on June 14, 2016 in a tweet after the Orlando shooting: The ammunition used in the Orlando shooting "is banned by Geneva Convention. It enters the body, spins & explodes." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 23, 2016 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.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 23, 2021 National Rifle Association stated on October 04, 2016 in a campaign mailer: Says Patrick Murphy "supports a gun ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms used for hunting, recreational shooting and self defense." By Joshua Gillin• October 11, 2016 Viral image stated on May 08, 2019 in a Facebook post: Quotes Joe Biden as saying "no ordinary American cares about constitutional rights." By Samantha Putterman• May 10, 2019 Ron Johnson stated on June 13, 2016 in an interview: "Assault rifles already are banned." By Tom Kertscher• June 20, 2016 Ted Cruz stated on March 06, 2018 in an audio ad distributed to news organizations: Says Beto O’Rourke wants "open borders and wants to take our guns." By W. Gardner Selby• March 15, 2018 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." By Eric Litke• November 25, 2020 Paul Bedard stated on February 27, 2015 in an opinion piece in the "Washington Examiner": Says "President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country ... with a ban on one of the most-used" assault rifle bullets. By Jon Greenberg• March 4, 2015 Katie Hobbs stated on October 09, 2022 in an interview on CBS News' Face the Nation: Kari Lake has “gone on the record saying she supports Arizona's complete abortion ban. She's called it a great law.” By Jon Greenberg• October 12, 2022
The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture By Sara Swann• June 28, 2022 Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns? By Madison Czopek• July 1, 2022 Has 'Little Red Riding Hood' been banned, but not assault weapons? By Louis Jacobson• August 27, 2013 Sen. Ted Cruz targets PolitiFact; here's our response By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 16, 2019 Glenn Beck gets it right on public support for Arizona immigration law By Angie Drobnic Holan, Lukas Pleva• June 4, 2010 What we know about mass shootings By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018 Texas-bound Beck will need bigger blackboards By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• July 12, 2011 The facts on mass shootings, guns in the United States By PolitiFact Staff • May 18, 2018 The facts on mass shootings in the United States By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 8, 2017 The Arkansas U.S. Senate race: the fact-checks so far By Lauren Carroll• August 26, 2014 Ask PolitiFact: What does the data show on deadly shootings by 18-to-20-year-olds? By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2024 Why Espionage Act charges don't mean prosecutors are accusing Donald Trump of spying By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2023 Fact-checking coronavirus claims by Pennsylvania politicians By Jessica Calefati• March 25, 2020 United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news By Loreben Tuquero• November 7, 2023 Fact-checking claims about Kyle Rittenhouse, shooter in Kenosha, Wis., protests By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2021 Why is the US selling stockpiled oil to China? We have answers By Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Children are far less likely to die from COVID-19. Why do they need vaccination? By Amy Sherman• October 27, 2021 COVID immunity through infection or vaccination: Are they equal? By Arthur Allen• October 11, 2021 Congress may ban the bump stock, but what is it? By Joshua Gillin• October 6, 2017 Does Joe Biden’s plan tax semi-automatic firearms? By Daniel Funke• November 1, 2020
