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Search results for "A shooting incident occurred at the White House Correspondents' Dinner"

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Fact-checks (13369)

Jeb Bush stated on November 11, 2015 in Atlantic, Iowa, during a campaign event.:
Says President Barack Obama did not invite a Republican senator to dine at the White House until his fifth year in office. 
By Jason Noble• November 23, 2015
Ivanka Trump stated on August 06, 2019 in a tweet:
"Chicago experienced its deadliest weekend of the year...With 7 dead and 52 wounded near a playground."
By Duncan Agnew• August 7, 2019
Daily World Update stated on April 29, 2018 in a headline:
"CNN shocks America, fires ‘journalist’ who made fun of Sarah Sanders’ face"
By Amy Sherman• May 1, 2018
The Liberty Raise stated on May 02, 2018 in a headline:
"Breaking: Michelle Wolf fired -- Comedy Central apologizes to Sarah Sanders."
By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2018
Kamala Harris stated on April 15, 2024 in a moderated conversation:
“As many as 75% of school shootings resulted from a gun that was not secured.”
By Samantha Putterman• April 22, 2024
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
Instagram posts stated on February 02, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pays mainstream media $600 million to report in favor of him.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 3, 2022
Snooki stated on June 07, 2010 in a video promo for "Jersey Shore":
"Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning."
By Robert Farley• June 21, 2010
Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says of the Milwaukee mass shooter: "Supposedly he is black. A noose was hung on his locker and he addressed the issue and he was fired! So he returned the next work day and killed who he all thought were involved."
By Tom Kertscher• March 5, 2020
Gwen Moore stated on June 29, 2017 in a speech:
Says Dontre Hamilton "was shot 14 times by police for resting on a park bench in Milwaukee."
By Tom Kertscher• August 1, 2017
Newsweek stated on October 02, 2017 in an article:
"White men have committed more mass shootings than any other group."
By John Kruzel• October 6, 2017
Dan Patrick stated on January 03, 2016 in an interview on Meet the Press:
Every "one of the mass shootings except two in America since 1950 have been" in "gun-free zones."
By W. Gardner Selby• January 13, 2016
Everytown for Gun Safety stated on June 11, 2014 in an infographic that went viral:
There have been 74 "school shootings in America since Sandy Hook."
By Lauren Carroll• June 13, 2014
JD Vance stated on October 15, 2025 in an episode of The Charlie Kirk Show:
"Political violence, it's just a statistical fact that it's a bigger problem on the left.”
By Amy Sherman• October 20, 2025
Steve Adler stated on June 14, 2016 in an interview with Bob Cole on Austin's KOKE-FM:
Austin was the "site of the first mass shooting in the country."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 23, 2016
Everytown for Gun Safety stated on December 10, 2014 in a recent report:
Georgia has had 12 school shootings in the two years since the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than any other state.
By April Hunt• December 19, 2014
Social Media stated on March 28, 2023 in social media posts:
The Nashville shooter was wearing different pairs of shoes before and after being killed.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 31, 2023
Dennis Kucinich stated on February 27, 2018 in a speech:
Says Richard Cordray directed an Ohio commission to "permit an armed group to have a rally on the statehouse grounds, even taking the extraordinary step of assuming personal responsibility for waiving an insurance requirement in the event of an incident."
By Amy Sherman• March 13, 2018
Instagram posts stated on September 07, 2020 in an Instagram post:
This video shows Trump looking “lost and disoriented.”
By Samantha Putterman• September 8, 2020
Viral image stated on March 13, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Photos show former CNN correspondent Barbara Starr “on the scene as a witness crisis actor,” proving mass shootings were staged.
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 22, 2024

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By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026

Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned

By Noah Y. Kim• March 23, 2021

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By Tom Kertscher• March 6, 2018

What’s known about claim that white supremacists shot at Ferguson, Mo., marchers

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By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 26, 2026

Donald Trump doesn’t think white nationalism is on the rise. Data show otherwise

By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2019

Barack Obama and the Truth-O-Meter after the Charleston murders

By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2015

How are school shootings defined?

By Chris Nichols• February 28, 2018

Donald Trump says he doesn’t know his accusers. Does he?

By Jon Greenberg• December 15, 2017

What counts as a “mass shooting”? The definition varies

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Explaining the numbers behind the rise in reported hate crimes

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