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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
Edward Flynn stated on July 08, 2016 in a news conference:
Milwaukee police use deadly force at a rate that is "among the lowest" in the country.  
By Jacob Carpenter, Tom Kertscher• August 19, 2016
Addicting Information stated on April 04, 2015 in an infographic on the Addicting Info website:
"U.S. police killed more people in just one month than the U.K.’s did in over a century."
By Jon Greenberg• April 15, 2015
Mike Rawlings stated on July 08, 2016 in a news conference:
In 2016, Dallas, Texas, has fewer "police officer-related shootings than any large city in America."
By Neelesh Moorthy• July 12, 2016
Edward Flynn stated on August 20, 2014 in an interview:
In 2012, there were nearly 12.2 million arrests and only 410 "uses of deadly force" by police in the United States.
By Tom Kertscher• August 29, 2014
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
Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
After the shootings of Dallas policemen, "nearly 500 people applied in just 12 days."
By Jon Greenberg• July 29, 2016
Facebook posts stated on August 04, 2019 in Facebook posts:
The El Paso and Dayton shootings were "false flag" attacks coordinated by the "deep state."
By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2019
X posts stated on November 20, 2022 in a tweet:
The Club Q shooting was a “false flag.”
By Andy Nguyen• November 22, 2022
Larry Elder stated on June 02, 2020 in a Fox News appearance:
"Last year, there were nine unarmed black people killed (by law enforcement). Nineteen unarmed white people.”
By Bill McCarthy• June 5, 2020
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
Michael McCaul stated on October 31, 2017 in an interview by Fox News:
Says the New York bike path assault "was the ninth vehicle assault used by ISIS."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 10, 2017
Michael Williams stated on October 17, 2017 in press release:
"Many firearms experts determined the Las Vegas shooter’s use of a bump stock actually prevented more casualties and (injuries) due to its inconsistency, inaccuracy, and lack of control."
By Allison Colburn• November 13, 2017
Jim Rubens stated on March 24, 2014 in in an interview at gun shop in Hudson, N.H.:
Says when armed civilians stop mass shootings with guns, an average of 2.5 people die; otherwise, an average of 18 people die.
By Jim Haddadin• June 6, 2014
Michael Medved stated on August 19, 2014 in a Web post from the "Michael Medved Show":
"More whites than blacks are victims of deadly police shootings."
By Jon Greenberg• August 21, 2014
Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer.
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 26, 2020
Facebook posts stated on April 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:
The knife was on the ground when police arrived at the scene of Ma’Khia Bryant shooting.
By Samantha Putterman• April 23, 2021
Fran Lebowitz stated on February 20, 2015 in a panel on "Real Time with Bill Maher":
"Not a single unarmed white person has been shot by the police" in New York in about 45 years.
By Katie Sanders• April 1, 2015
Pamela Geller stated on July 16, 2015 in a tweet :
"ISIS supporter tweeted at 10:34 a.m. Shooting began at 10:45 a.m." in Chattanooga, Tenn.
By Anna Bruzgulis• July 21, 2015
X posts stated on March 01, 2026 in an X post:
“Israeli shooter opened fire inside an Austin (Texas) bar” on March 1, 2026.
By Maria Briceño• March 2, 2026

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By Chris Nichols• March 7, 2019

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By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• February 8, 2017

Fact-checking the July 10 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• July 10, 2016

Fact-checking claims about guns and violence

By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2011

Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter

By Tom Kertscher• January 8, 2018

Have there been more US mass shootings than days in 2024? Common statistic needs context

By Amy Sherman• February 16, 2024

This statistic on police indictments is misleading. Here's why.

By Amy Sherman• February 10, 2023

Fact-checking claims about race after Ferguson shooting

By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Derek Tsang• August 27, 2014

Dan Patrick's case for ABC News to release full Obama 'town hall' video

By W. Gardner Selby• July 25, 2016

Fact-checking Ferguson and police issues in 2014

By Steve Contorno• December 23, 2014

Ask PolitiFact: Are more people dying at the hands of law enforcement now than ever?

By Samantha Putterman• February 6, 2023

How likely are you to be struck by lightning?

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 7, 2011

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By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019

Fact-checking false claims about shooter’s identity in Charlie Kirk shooting

By Grace Abels, Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• September 11, 2025

The death of Michael Brown, legal facts and Democratic messaging

By Louis Jacobson• August 14, 2019

Why do some people think mass shootings are staged every time?

By Daniel Funke• August 8, 2019

False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest

By Louis Jacobson, Bill McCarthy• February 8, 2022

In the wake of nation's latest mass shooting, what we know about guns from five fact-checks

By D.L. Davis, Tom Kertscher• November 9, 2018