31 People 14588 Fact-checks 5669 Articles People (31) One New Jersey Choose: New Jersey Environment New Jersey New Jersey Assembly Democrats New Jersey Education Association New Jersey Senate Democrats New Jersey Sierra Club Americans for Prosperity: New Jersey AFL-CIO of New Jersey New Jersey Tea Party New Jersey Democratic State Committee New Jersey Republican State Committee American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey New Century Times New York Post New Leadership PAC New Approach Oregon New Day for America New Georgia Encyclopedia New York Times Fact-checks (14588) Robert Menendez stated on July 24, 2012 in a news conference: Says under federal law "we do not have any limitation on the number of guns and bullets we can buy." By Bill Wichert• August 1, 2012 Pardeep Kaleka stated on December 17, 2012 in an online video: "Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns." By Tom Kertscher• January 9, 2013 Rush Holt stated on July 20, 2012 in an e-mail newsletter: "As we watch the news from Colorado with horror and sympathy for the families, we should remember that each day more than 80 Americans are killed by gunfire, unnecessary tragedies." By Erin O'Neill• July 27, 2012 Sheila Oliver stated on February 21, 2013 in an op-ed column in The Times Of Trenton: "In 2011 alone, 269 New Jerseyans were killed by gun violence." By Caryn Shinske• March 31, 2013 Larry Pratt stated on May 06, 2014 in an interview on 'All in with Chris Hayes': "20 percent of the time (smart guns) won't work." By Katie Sanders• May 20, 2014 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 31, 2017 in a campaign ad: "ISIS is infiltrating America and using Syrians to do it." By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2017 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 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 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 Chris Murphy stated on August 27, 2025 in an X post: Following the passage of a 2022 gun safety law, mass shootings “began to drop.” By Amy Sherman• August 28, 2025 Bill Clinton stated on August 05, 2019 in a tweet: "After (the assault weapon ban) passed in 1994, there was a big drop in mass shooting deaths. When the ban expired, they rose again." By Jon Greenberg• August 7, 2019 Ted Deutch stated on February 21, 2018 in a CNN town hall: "Mass shootings went up 200 percent in the decade after the assault weapons ban expired." By Miriam Valverde• February 23, 2018 Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.: "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled." By Jon Greenberg• May 25, 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 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 Jeff Greenfield stated on February 14, 2018 in a tweet: "In the rest of the world, there have been 18 school shootings in the last twenty years. In the U.S., there have been 18 school shootings since January 1." By Tom Kertscher• February 15, 2018 Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." By Bill McCarthy• March 25, 2021 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 Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Leftist justice reform” is the reason that the NYC subway shooting suspect wasn’t in jail at the time of the attack. By Samantha Putterman• April 18, 2022 Dana Loesch stated on February 25, 2018 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In comparing mass shootings, "France had a higher casualty rate in one year than the entire two administrations of Barack Obama." By Jon Greenberg• February 27, 2018 Articles (5669) Truth-O-Meter hands down mixed results on gun claims By Caryn Shinske• December 18, 2012 Fact-checking Democratic lawmakers’ claims on guns and gun violence in wake of deadly mass shootings By Erin O'Neill• August 10, 2012 The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture By Sara Swann• June 28, 2022 What counts as a “mass shooting”? The definition varies By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• February 14, 2023 That viral tweet about mass shootings by country? It needs additional context By Jon Greenberg• August 5, 2019 How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy? By Nusaiba Mizan• June 10, 2022 The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2015 By Lauren Carroll• December 30, 2015 Mailbag: 'What complete and utter nonsense' By Louis Jacobson• July 3, 2015 What we know about mass shootings By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018 Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned By Noah Y. Kim• March 23, 2021 Have there been more US mass shootings than days in 2024? Common statistic needs context By Amy Sherman• February 16, 2024 Fact-checking the March For Our Lives By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 24, 2018 The facts on guns in 6 charts: A 2018 midterm report By Louis Jacobson• September 30, 2018 Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 The facts on mass shootings in the United States By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 8, 2017 Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response By Michael Williams• May 9, 2023 The facts on mass shootings, guns in the United States By PolitiFact Staff • May 18, 2018 Booker latest Democrat to exaggerate gun violence statistic By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2013 Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address By PolitiFact Staff • February 8, 2023 Ask PolitiFact: What are red flag gun laws and do they keep people safe? By Amy Sherman• June 10, 2022
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Robert Menendez stated on July 24, 2012 in a news conference: Says under federal law "we do not have any limitation on the number of guns and bullets we can buy." By Bill Wichert• August 1, 2012 Pardeep Kaleka stated on December 17, 2012 in an online video: "Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns." By Tom Kertscher• January 9, 2013 Rush Holt stated on July 20, 2012 in an e-mail newsletter: "As we watch the news from Colorado with horror and sympathy for the families, we should remember that each day more than 80 Americans are killed by gunfire, unnecessary tragedies." By Erin O'Neill• July 27, 2012 Sheila Oliver stated on February 21, 2013 in an op-ed column in The Times Of Trenton: "In 2011 alone, 269 New Jerseyans were killed by gun violence." By Caryn Shinske• March 31, 2013 Larry Pratt stated on May 06, 2014 in an interview on 'All in with Chris Hayes': "20 percent of the time (smart guns) won't work." By Katie Sanders• May 20, 2014 National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 31, 2017 in a campaign ad: "ISIS is infiltrating America and using Syrians to do it." By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2017 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 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 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 Chris Murphy stated on August 27, 2025 in an X post: Following the passage of a 2022 gun safety law, mass shootings “began to drop.” By Amy Sherman• August 28, 2025 Bill Clinton stated on August 05, 2019 in a tweet: "After (the assault weapon ban) passed in 1994, there was a big drop in mass shooting deaths. When the ban expired, they rose again." By Jon Greenberg• August 7, 2019 Ted Deutch stated on February 21, 2018 in a CNN town hall: "Mass shootings went up 200 percent in the decade after the assault weapons ban expired." By Miriam Valverde• February 23, 2018 Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.: "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled." By Jon Greenberg• May 25, 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 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 Jeff Greenfield stated on February 14, 2018 in a tweet: "In the rest of the world, there have been 18 school shootings in the last twenty years. In the U.S., there have been 18 school shootings since January 1." By Tom Kertscher• February 15, 2018 Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." By Bill McCarthy• March 25, 2021 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 Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Leftist justice reform” is the reason that the NYC subway shooting suspect wasn’t in jail at the time of the attack. By Samantha Putterman• April 18, 2022 Dana Loesch stated on February 25, 2018 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In comparing mass shootings, "France had a higher casualty rate in one year than the entire two administrations of Barack Obama." By Jon Greenberg• February 27, 2018
Truth-O-Meter hands down mixed results on gun claims By Caryn Shinske• December 18, 2012 Fact-checking Democratic lawmakers’ claims on guns and gun violence in wake of deadly mass shootings By Erin O'Neill• August 10, 2012 The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture By Sara Swann• June 28, 2022 What counts as a “mass shooting”? The definition varies By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• February 14, 2023 That viral tweet about mass shootings by country? It needs additional context By Jon Greenberg• August 5, 2019 How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy? By Nusaiba Mizan• June 10, 2022 The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2015 By Lauren Carroll• December 30, 2015 Mailbag: 'What complete and utter nonsense' By Louis Jacobson• July 3, 2015 What we know about mass shootings By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018 Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned By Noah Y. Kim• March 23, 2021 Have there been more US mass shootings than days in 2024? Common statistic needs context By Amy Sherman• February 16, 2024 Fact-checking the March For Our Lives By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 24, 2018 The facts on guns in 6 charts: A 2018 midterm report By Louis Jacobson• September 30, 2018 Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019 The facts on mass shootings in the United States By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 8, 2017 Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response By Michael Williams• May 9, 2023 The facts on mass shootings, guns in the United States By PolitiFact Staff • May 18, 2018 Booker latest Democrat to exaggerate gun violence statistic By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2013 Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address By PolitiFact Staff • February 8, 2023 Ask PolitiFact: What are red flag gun laws and do they keep people safe? By Amy Sherman• June 10, 2022
