22 People 4298 Fact-checks 1913 Articles People (22) Clean Virginia Virginia Foxx Virginia Lottery Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse Democratic Party of Virginia Republican Party of Virginia Virginia Education Association Virginia First Foundation Virginia Senate Democrats NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus Virginia Tea Party Patriots Virginia "Jennie Lou" Leeder Suburban Virginia Republican Coalition Virginia Center for Public Safety Virginia House Democratic Caucus Virginia Society for Human Life West Virginia Democratic Party West Virginia Republican Party West Virginia University Faculty Senate Fact-checks (4298) Greg Gutfeld stated on June 23, 2022 in a TV segment: No one “with a concealed carry permit ever committed a mass shooting." By Bill McCarthy• June 28, 2022 Bloggers stated on November 03, 2018 in : "Mayor Andrew Gillum says he’s indefinitely suspending his campaign for governor in light of a fatal shooting in Tallahassee at a yoga studio on Friday." By Tessa Weinberg• November 3, 2018 Viral image stated on November 08, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Yesterday Virginia announced the end of youth hunting!" By Ciara O'Rourke• December 18, 2019 Jason Miyares stated on August 13, 2019 in a radio interview.: "On average, 65% of gun deaths in America are from suicides." By Warren Fiske• August 21, 2019 Bill Stanley stated on July 09, 2019 in a radio interview.: "How many people have with a concealed carry permit have committed a crime in Virginia? ...The answer is zero." By Warren Fiske• July 24, 2019 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 02, 2019 in a Fox News town hall: "Remember after the shooting in Las Vegas, (President Donald Trump) said, ‘Yeah, yeah, we’re going to ban the bump stocks.’ Did he ban the bump stocks? No." By Louis Jacobson• June 6, 2019 Chris Murphy stated on November 27, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “60% of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation's gun laws.” By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• December 2, 2022 Vincent Barrella stated on August 22, 2011 in a column published on NJ.com: "Point Pleasant Beach does not own its beaches; they are privately owned and operated by businesses such as Jenkinson’s" By Caryn Shinske• September 5, 2011 Marco Rubio stated on May 25, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “There hasn't been a single of these mass shootings that have been purchased at a gun show or on the internet.” By Yacob Reyes• May 27, 2022 Gavin Newsom stated on December 05, 2015 in a campaign email: "So far in 2015, there have been more mass shootings than days." By Chris Nichols• February 23, 2016 For Our Future Florida stated on April 22, 2018 in in a tweet: Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott "just signed a bill that could make most of Florida’s beaches private." By Allison Graves• April 26, 2018 Creigh Deeds stated on June 11, 2019 in radio interview.: Red-flag laws have been "shown to reduce the number of suicides by firearms." By Warren Fiske• June 19, 2019 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 02, 2015 in a tweet: "380 Americans have been killed in 294 mass shootings in 2015 alone." By Amy Sherman• October 8, 2015 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 Alcee Hastings stated on February 05, 2019 in a statement to the press: "In 2018, we endured a school shooting nearly once a week." By Amy Sherman• February 11, 2019 Pierre Thomas stated on January 09, 2011 in a report on ABC News' "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Saturday's shootings reflect a disturbing trend. Mass shootings have become commonplace since the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007. There have been dozens of incidents where three or more people have been fatally wounded. Hundreds have died." By Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2011 Alfonso Lopez stated on January 19, 2015 in a floor speech.: On assault weapon violence: "Ducks have more protection than people in Virginia." By Warren Fiske• January 26, 2015 Ted Cruz stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.” By Madison Czopek• May 26, 2022 Larry Pittman stated on February 15, 2018 in a Facebook post: "So many of these shooters turn out to be communist Democrats." By Dan Clark, Paul Specht• February 23, 2018 Claudia Tenney stated on February 21, 2018 in a radio interview: "So many of these people that commit the mass murders end up being Democrats." 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By Amy Sherman• February 15, 2018 The facts on mass shootings in the United States By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 8, 2017 The facts on mass shootings, guns in the United States By PolitiFact Staff • May 18, 2018 How are school shootings defined? By Chris Nichols• February 28, 2018 7 things to know about guns and gun violence after Orlando By Linda Qiu• June 13, 2016 7 things to know about guns and gun violence after Orlando By Linda Qiu• June 12, 2016 2018 Lie of the Year: Slams after Parkland shooting By Tom Kertscher• December 12, 2018 Fact-checking guns ahead of Wisconsin's special session By Eric Litke• November 6, 2019 Fact-checking the Florida primary candidates for governor By Amy Sherman• August 27, 2018 PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2022 By Sara Swann• December 26, 2022 ‘No idea who this woman is’: Looking at Trump’s familiar defense in light of E. 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Greg Gutfeld stated on June 23, 2022 in a TV segment: No one “with a concealed carry permit ever committed a mass shooting." By Bill McCarthy• June 28, 2022 Bloggers stated on November 03, 2018 in : "Mayor Andrew Gillum says he’s indefinitely suspending his campaign for governor in light of a fatal shooting in Tallahassee at a yoga studio on Friday." By Tessa Weinberg• November 3, 2018 Viral image stated on November 08, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Yesterday Virginia announced the end of youth hunting!" By Ciara O'Rourke• December 18, 2019 Jason Miyares stated on August 13, 2019 in a radio interview.: "On average, 65% of gun deaths in America are from suicides." By Warren Fiske• August 21, 2019 Bill Stanley stated on July 09, 2019 in a radio interview.: "How many people have with a concealed carry permit have committed a crime in Virginia? ...The answer is zero." By Warren Fiske• July 24, 2019 Kirsten Gillibrand stated on June 02, 2019 in a Fox News town hall: "Remember after the shooting in Las Vegas, (President Donald Trump) said, ‘Yeah, yeah, we’re going to ban the bump stocks.’ Did he ban the bump stocks? No." By Louis Jacobson• June 6, 2019 Chris Murphy stated on November 27, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “60% of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation's gun laws.” By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• December 2, 2022 Vincent Barrella stated on August 22, 2011 in a column published on NJ.com: "Point Pleasant Beach does not own its beaches; they are privately owned and operated by businesses such as Jenkinson’s" By Caryn Shinske• September 5, 2011 Marco Rubio stated on May 25, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “There hasn't been a single of these mass shootings that have been purchased at a gun show or on the internet.” By Yacob Reyes• May 27, 2022 Gavin Newsom stated on December 05, 2015 in a campaign email: "So far in 2015, there have been more mass shootings than days." By Chris Nichols• February 23, 2016 For Our Future Florida stated on April 22, 2018 in in a tweet: Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott "just signed a bill that could make most of Florida’s beaches private." By Allison Graves• April 26, 2018 Creigh Deeds stated on June 11, 2019 in radio interview.: Red-flag laws have been "shown to reduce the number of suicides by firearms." By Warren Fiske• June 19, 2019 Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 02, 2015 in a tweet: "380 Americans have been killed in 294 mass shootings in 2015 alone." By Amy Sherman• October 8, 2015 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 Alcee Hastings stated on February 05, 2019 in a statement to the press: "In 2018, we endured a school shooting nearly once a week." By Amy Sherman• February 11, 2019 Pierre Thomas stated on January 09, 2011 in a report on ABC News' "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Saturday's shootings reflect a disturbing trend. Mass shootings have become commonplace since the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007. There have been dozens of incidents where three or more people have been fatally wounded. Hundreds have died." By Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2011 Alfonso Lopez stated on January 19, 2015 in a floor speech.: On assault weapon violence: "Ducks have more protection than people in Virginia." By Warren Fiske• January 26, 2015 Ted Cruz stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.” By Madison Czopek• May 26, 2022 Larry Pittman stated on February 15, 2018 in a Facebook post: "So many of these shooters turn out to be communist Democrats." By Dan Clark, Paul Specht• February 23, 2018 Claudia Tenney stated on February 21, 2018 in a radio interview: "So many of these people that commit the mass murders end up being Democrats." By Dan Clark, Paul Specht• February 23, 2018
What we know about the Trump-Epstein falling out By Madison Czopek, Gabrielle Lazor• July 31, 2025 Meta and X removed the accounts of Trump’s assassination attempt suspect: That’s not uncommon By Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• September 17, 2024 Is Donald Trump in the Jeffrey Epstein files? What to know after social media fight with Elon Musk By Amy Sherman• June 6, 2025 What we know about mass shootings By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018 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 Fact-checking claims about the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton By Bill McCarthy• August 9, 2019 How is a ‘mass shooting’ defined? By Chris Nichols• October 4, 2017 Ask PolitiFact: What are red flag gun laws and do they keep people safe? By Amy Sherman• June 10, 2022 How do we prevent school shootings? By Amy Sherman• February 15, 2018 The facts on mass shootings in the United States By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 8, 2017 The facts on mass shootings, guns in the United States By PolitiFact Staff • May 18, 2018 How are school shootings defined? By Chris Nichols• February 28, 2018 7 things to know about guns and gun violence after Orlando By Linda Qiu• June 13, 2016 7 things to know about guns and gun violence after Orlando By Linda Qiu• June 12, 2016 2018 Lie of the Year: Slams after Parkland shooting By Tom Kertscher• December 12, 2018 Fact-checking guns ahead of Wisconsin's special session By Eric Litke• November 6, 2019 Fact-checking the Florida primary candidates for governor By Amy Sherman• August 27, 2018 PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2022 By Sara Swann• December 26, 2022 ‘No idea who this woman is’: Looking at Trump’s familiar defense in light of E. Jean Carroll case By Jeff Cercone• May 10, 2023 The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture By Sara Swann• June 28, 2022
