13 People 10009 Fact-checks 3754 Articles People (13) Vote NO on 8 Yes on 8 Children at Risk Stand For Children Tennessee 10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers American Federation for Children Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Committee for Our Children's Future Committee of Austin's Children PAC Children's Defense Fund-Texas Uncle Sam's Misguided Children Citizens to Support MI Women & Children Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children Fact-checks (10009) Eddie Rodriguez stated on November 09, 2017 in an email blast: Says that "perpetrators of domestic violence accounted for 54% of mass shootings between 2009 and 2016, according to the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety." By W. Gardner Selby• December 3, 2017 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 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 YourNewsWire.com stated on November 05, 2017 in an Internet post: "Texas Church shooter was Antifa and wanted to start (a) ‘communist revolution.’ " By Joshua Gillin• November 6, 2017 FreedomJunkshun.com stated on November 06, 2017 in a blog post: Says "FBI and Texas State Police are both confirming that Raymond Peter Littleberry, the man accused of shooting up a Texas church, was an avid atheist on the payroll of the Democrat National Committee." By John Kruzel• November 6, 2017 Viral image stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Since Israel started training teachers with guns, "there have only been two school shootings in 44 years and both shooters were killed by teachers." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 2, 2019 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.” By Nusaiba Mizan• May 25, 2022 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 April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor." By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2015 X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: The shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde County, Texas, was a false flag. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 25, 2022 Greg Abbott stated on May 25, 2022 in a press conference: "We need to realize that people who think that ‘well, maybe if we could just implement tougher gun laws, it’s going to solve it,’ Chicago and LA and New York disprove that thesis." By Analisa Trofimuk• June 3, 2022 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 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.” By Samantha Putterman• May 31, 2022 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 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 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 May 08, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Both murderers in Texas were not only illegals, but gang members” and were “most likely tied to MS-13.” By Samantha Putterman• May 10, 2023 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 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 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 Articles (3754) What counts as a “mass shooting”? The definition varies By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• February 14, 2023 Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy? By Nusaiba Mizan• June 10, 2022 Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned By Noah Y. Kim• March 23, 2021 Truth-O-Meter hands down mixed results on gun claims By Caryn Shinske• December 18, 2012 Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde school shooting By Madison Czopek• May 27, 2022 PolitiFact annotates Barack Obama's statement on shootings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2016 What's true, what's not about Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting By John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• May 18, 2018 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 PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2022 By Sara Swann• December 26, 2022 What we know about mass shootings By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018 Fact-checking figures about gun violence in Texas By Madlin Mekelburg• September 6, 2019 Barack Obama and the Truth-O-Meter after the Charleston murders By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2015 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 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 What is the citizenship status of terrorist suspects in the United States? By Amy Sherman• December 29, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: how and where will I get my COVID-19 vaccine? By Amy Sherman• December 18, 2020 PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019 By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019
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Eddie Rodriguez stated on November 09, 2017 in an email blast: Says that "perpetrators of domestic violence accounted for 54% of mass shootings between 2009 and 2016, according to the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety." By W. Gardner Selby• December 3, 2017 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 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 YourNewsWire.com stated on November 05, 2017 in an Internet post: "Texas Church shooter was Antifa and wanted to start (a) ‘communist revolution.’ " By Joshua Gillin• November 6, 2017 FreedomJunkshun.com stated on November 06, 2017 in a blog post: Says "FBI and Texas State Police are both confirming that Raymond Peter Littleberry, the man accused of shooting up a Texas church, was an avid atheist on the payroll of the Democrat National Committee." By John Kruzel• November 6, 2017 Viral image stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: Since Israel started training teachers with guns, "there have only been two school shootings in 44 years and both shooters were killed by teachers." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 2, 2019 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.” By Nusaiba Mizan• May 25, 2022 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 April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor." By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2015 X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: The shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde County, Texas, was a false flag. By Ciara O'Rourke• May 25, 2022 Greg Abbott stated on May 25, 2022 in a press conference: "We need to realize that people who think that ‘well, maybe if we could just implement tougher gun laws, it’s going to solve it,’ Chicago and LA and New York disprove that thesis." By Analisa Trofimuk• June 3, 2022 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 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.” By Samantha Putterman• May 31, 2022 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 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 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 May 08, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Both murderers in Texas were not only illegals, but gang members” and were “most likely tied to MS-13.” By Samantha Putterman• May 10, 2023 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 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 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
What counts as a “mass shooting”? The definition varies By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• February 14, 2023 Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy? By Nusaiba Mizan• June 10, 2022 Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned By Noah Y. Kim• March 23, 2021 Truth-O-Meter hands down mixed results on gun claims By Caryn Shinske• December 18, 2012 Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde school shooting By Madison Czopek• May 27, 2022 PolitiFact annotates Barack Obama's statement on shootings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2016 What's true, what's not about Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting By John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• May 18, 2018 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 PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2022 By Sara Swann• December 26, 2022 What we know about mass shootings By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018 Fact-checking figures about gun violence in Texas By Madlin Mekelburg• September 6, 2019 Barack Obama and the Truth-O-Meter after the Charleston murders By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2015 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 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 What is the citizenship status of terrorist suspects in the United States? By Amy Sherman• December 29, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: how and where will I get my COVID-19 vaccine? By Amy Sherman• December 18, 2020 PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019 By D.L. Davis• September 3, 2019
