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Viral image stated on October 30, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“Palestinian journalist films the moment an Israeli strike kills him and a fellow medic on live TV” in October 2023.

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2023

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

Kesha Rogers stated on March 19, 2014 in statements on her campaign website:

Says President Barack Obama was responsible for "the assassination of at least four American citizens" in drone strikes.

By Sue Owen• March 19, 2014

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

Tom Cotton stated on April 24, 2013 in a House floor speech:

"In barely four years in office, five jihadists have reached their targets in the United States under Barack Obama," compared to zero "in over seven years after 9/11 under George W. Bush."

By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2013

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

Building a Better Ohio stated on September 06, 2011 in a campaign commercial:

Toledo Mayor "Mike Bell (once) lost his job as a firefighter because his city ran out of money."

By Tom Feran• September 23, 2011

Brigitte Gabriel stated on July 02, 2024 in an Instagram post:

"For 18 months under President Trump, not a single American was harmed in Afghanistan.”

By Jeff Cercone• July 5, 2024

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

Doris Kearns Goodwin stated on May 08, 2011 in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press":

During the Eisenhower Administration, "not a single soldier … died in combat."

By Louis Jacobson• May 10, 2011

Rick Perry stated on November 08, 2010 in an interview on The Daily Show:

"I had five of my citizens that were killed last week" because of border security problems.

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 10, 2010

Pierre Thomas stated on May 25, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week":

From 2000 to 2008, we averaged "about five mass shootings a year. We're now averaging 15. So that's a three-fold increase."

By Jon Greenberg• May 28, 2014

Gun Free UT Gun Free UT stated on October 29, 2015 in web site blog post:

"29 mass shootings have been committed by concealed carriers since 2007, while during this period only one (1) licensed civilian meaningfully intervened in a mass shooting."

By Filipa Ioannou• November 23, 2015

Joe Biden stated on December 01, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Today Show":

In Iraq, "violence is down to an all-time low" since the start of the war.

By Louis Jacobson• December 2, 2011

Peter King stated on April 22, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC:

The Boston Marathon bombing "is the fifth case" in which U.S. government officials examined individuals potentially involved in terrorism "and felt they were no threat and they went on to carry out terrorist murders."

By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2013

Viral image stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Timothy Simpkins, a Black teen shooter, got 1 day in jail and $75,000 bail, while Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teen, got 2 months in jail and $2 million bail. “I think it’s pretty evident ... that white privilege is a myth.”

By Tom Kertscher• November 17, 2021

Kamala Harris stated on September 10, 2024 in a debate:

“As of today, there is not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat zone, in any war zone around the world, for the first time this century.”

By Sara Swann• September 11, 2024

Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2014 in viral posts on the Internet:

"22 Countries Invaded by the U.S. in 20 Years."

By Louis Jacobson• March 31, 2014

Randi Shade stated on May 18, 2011 in a campaign mailer.:

Says opponent Kathie Tovo "believes that Austin invests too much in the cops, firefighters and paramedics that protect our families and neighborhoods."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 11, 2011

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

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