14 People 15722 Fact-checks 5772 Articles People (14) Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Clayton County Schools Coalition for Public Schools Portland Public Schools School Freedom Fund The Coalition for Public Schools Fix Austin Schools Chicago Public Schools Safe Routes to Schools Stokes County school teacher Austin Independent School District Our Portland, Our Schools Texas Association of School Boards Local 799 of the International Assoc. of Fire Fighters Fact-checks (15722) 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 X posts stated on July 15, 2024 in X posts: Video shows Trump gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks yelling “slash Republican throats” By Ranjan Jindal• July 15, 2024 Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2023 in an Instagram post: “The UK has had ZERO school shootings since” it changed its gun laws after a 1996 school shooting. By Madison Czopek• March 31, 2023 Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads: Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.” By Ranjan Jindal• July 16, 2024 Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: The Uvalde, Texas, school shooter was a “transsexual leftist illegal alien named Salvatore Ramos.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 25, 2022 Philip Levine stated on February 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "Here in Florida, despite 14 school shootings in eight years, we still have some of the weakest gun laws in the nation." By Allison Graves• February 23, 2018 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2022 in an image on Facebook: “The gunman at Greenwood Park Mall was a CIA asset.” By Madison Czopek• July 22, 2022 X posts stated on November 20, 2022 in a tweet: The Club Q shooting was a “false flag.” By Andy Nguyen• November 22, 2022 New York Times Editorial Board stated on June 14, 2017 in a New York Times editorial: A political map circulated by Sarah Palin’s PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords’ shooting By John Kruzel• June 15, 2017 Facebook posts stated on February 13, 2023 in a Facebook post: The Michigan State University shooter is a 21-year-old man named Lynn Dee Walker. By Samantha Putterman• February 14, 2023 Viral image stated on February 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2023 Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2015 Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2023 in a screenshot shared on Facebook: Photo of person holding sign shows the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville, Tennessee, school. By Madison Czopek• March 30, 2023 Beto O'Rourke stated on August 03, 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. By Madlin Mekelburg• August 5, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2024 in a video: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 26, 2024 Viral image stated on March 01, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows Oklahoma students “sucking on the toes of adults.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 7, 2024 Social Media stated on July 24, 2024 in in social media posts: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. By Jeff Cercone• July 26, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says ABC 7 reported the Santa Clarita high school shooting "3 weeks in advance." By Miriam Valverde• November 26, 2019 Jack Posobiec stated on March 23, 2021 in a tweet: “New information coming in that Boulder shooter was a Syrian refugee who arrived via Obama-era asylum programs.” By Daniel Funke• March 24, 2021 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." By Tom Kertscher• March 30, 2021 Articles (5772) How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy? By Nusaiba Mizan• June 10, 2022 What's true, what's not about Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting By John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• May 18, 2018 Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns? By Madison Czopek• July 1, 2022 PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019 By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019 Fact-checking figures about gun violence in Texas By Madlin Mekelburg• September 6, 2019 High Five: After Florida school shooting, gun-related fact checks dominate By Tom Kertscher• March 6, 2018 Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde school shooting By Madison Czopek• May 27, 2022 PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt By PolitiFact Staff • July 25, 2024 How do we prevent school shootings? By Amy Sherman• February 15, 2018 Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned By Noah Y. Kim• March 23, 2021 Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 Truth-O-Meter hands down mixed results on gun claims By Caryn Shinske• December 18, 2012 The difference between automatic and semi-automatic weapons By Joshua Gillin• October 2, 2017 PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2022 By Sara Swann• December 26, 2022 Oklahoma teacher pay dispute: Does cost of living make a difference? By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2018 DeSantis said public schools were religious when U.S. began. Is he right? By Jeffrey S. Solochek• April 30, 2024 A roundup of false comments that still burn By Jim Tharpe• December 23, 2013 Fact-checking claims in the wake of the Parkland school shooting By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman• February 23, 2018 Fact-checking the claims on Elena Kagan By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• May 10, 2010 PolitiFact annotates Barack Obama's statement on shootings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2016
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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 X posts stated on July 15, 2024 in X posts: Video shows Trump gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks yelling “slash Republican throats” By Ranjan Jindal• July 15, 2024 Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2023 in an Instagram post: “The UK has had ZERO school shootings since” it changed its gun laws after a 1996 school shooting. By Madison Czopek• March 31, 2023 Threads posts stated on July 14, 2024 in a post on Threads: Trump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.” By Ranjan Jindal• July 16, 2024 Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: The Uvalde, Texas, school shooter was a “transsexual leftist illegal alien named Salvatore Ramos.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 25, 2022 Philip Levine stated on February 20, 2018 in a TV ad: "Here in Florida, despite 14 school shootings in eight years, we still have some of the weakest gun laws in the nation." By Allison Graves• February 23, 2018 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2022 in an image on Facebook: “The gunman at Greenwood Park Mall was a CIA asset.” By Madison Czopek• July 22, 2022 X posts stated on November 20, 2022 in a tweet: The Club Q shooting was a “false flag.” By Andy Nguyen• November 22, 2022 New York Times Editorial Board stated on June 14, 2017 in a New York Times editorial: A political map circulated by Sarah Palin’s PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords’ shooting By John Kruzel• June 15, 2017 Facebook posts stated on February 13, 2023 in a Facebook post: The Michigan State University shooter is a 21-year-old man named Lynn Dee Walker. By Samantha Putterman• February 14, 2023 Viral image stated on February 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2023 Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House: "This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency." By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2015 Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2023 in a screenshot shared on Facebook: Photo of person holding sign shows the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville, Tennessee, school. By Madison Czopek• March 30, 2023 Beto O'Rourke stated on August 03, 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. By Madlin Mekelburg• August 5, 2019 Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2024 in a video: Thomas Matthew Crooks worked for BlackRock "in the past" and BlackRock owned the building Crooks stood on when he shot at the Trump campaign rally. By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• July 26, 2024 Viral image stated on March 01, 2024 in an Instagram post: Video shows Oklahoma students “sucking on the toes of adults.” By Ciara O'Rourke• March 7, 2024 Social Media stated on July 24, 2024 in in social media posts: ABC News reporter said “government tried to kill” former President Donald Trump. By Jeff Cercone• July 26, 2024 Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says ABC 7 reported the Santa Clarita high school shooting "3 weeks in advance." By Miriam Valverde• November 26, 2019 Jack Posobiec stated on March 23, 2021 in a tweet: “New information coming in that Boulder shooter was a Syrian refugee who arrived via Obama-era asylum programs.” By Daniel Funke• March 24, 2021 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." By Tom Kertscher• March 30, 2021
How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy? By Nusaiba Mizan• June 10, 2022 What's true, what's not about Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting By John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• May 18, 2018 Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns? By Madison Czopek• July 1, 2022 PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019 By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019 Fact-checking figures about gun violence in Texas By Madlin Mekelburg• September 6, 2019 High Five: After Florida school shooting, gun-related fact checks dominate By Tom Kertscher• March 6, 2018 Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde school shooting By Madison Czopek• May 27, 2022 PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt By PolitiFact Staff • July 25, 2024 How do we prevent school shootings? By Amy Sherman• February 15, 2018 Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned By Noah Y. Kim• March 23, 2021 Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 Truth-O-Meter hands down mixed results on gun claims By Caryn Shinske• December 18, 2012 The difference between automatic and semi-automatic weapons By Joshua Gillin• October 2, 2017 PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2022 By Sara Swann• December 26, 2022 Oklahoma teacher pay dispute: Does cost of living make a difference? By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2018 DeSantis said public schools were religious when U.S. began. Is he right? By Jeffrey S. Solochek• April 30, 2024 A roundup of false comments that still burn By Jim Tharpe• December 23, 2013 Fact-checking claims in the wake of the Parkland school shooting By Allison Graves, Amy Sherman• February 23, 2018 Fact-checking the claims on Elena Kagan By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• May 10, 2010 PolitiFact annotates Barack Obama's statement on shootings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2016
