Did Most States That Legalized Marijuana Use Ban Marijuana Users from Owning Guns?
18 January 2019 - A meme misrepresented the reasons why it is illegal for cannabis users to also be gun owners.
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Is New Jersey Conducting Door-to-Door Gun Confiscations?
28 December 2018 - Partisan websites have accused New Jersey officials of violating the Second Amendment and 'waging war' on their own citizens.
Did a College Give Students Hockey Pucks to Use Against Mass Shootings?
28 November 2018 - The unusual tactic was first suggested during a training session, but police said using a puck would be an "absolute last strategy."
Did Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell ‘Suggest Nuking’ Gun Owners Who Resist Confiscation?
19 November 2018 - Conservative web sites and commentators pounced on a tweet which the Democratic Congressman insisted was no more than a joke.
Was the Borderline Bar Shooter Identified as a Middle Eastern Man Named Abu Al-Hom Kreuzi?
9 November 2018 - As a community reeled in the aftermath of a mass shooting that left 13 people dead, a baseless, Islamophobic, fear-mongering rumor about the identity of the shooter was floated online.
Did NRATV Digitally Add Ku Klux Klan Hoods to Thomas the Tank Engine Characters?
14 September 2018 - An NRA television segment hosted by Dana Loesch caused controversy in September 2018.
Did Levi Strauss Announce a Partnership with Michael Bloomberg to Advocate for Gun Control?
10 September 2018 - Conservative web sites and the NRA gave largely accurate accounts of a September 2018 announcement by the maker of the iconic Levi's jeans.
Did an Arizona State Senate Candidate Fatally Shoot His Mother?
23 July 2018 - Republican Bobby Wilson brought up a dark chapter from his past during a public debate about gun control in July 2018.
Were None of 154 Mass Shootings in 2018 Committed by a Black Man, Illegal Alien, or Woman?
15 July 2018 - A hyperpartisan Facebook page gave readers an incomplete picture of mass shootings in America in 2018.
Is L.L. Bean Refusing to Hire Registered Gun Owners?
25 June 2018 - A "satirical" blog used a fake meme to gin up outrage by attempting to link the company to Michelle Obama.
Is State Farm Denying Insurance to Gun Owners?
31 May 2018 - Both the company and an insurance expert refuted online anecdotes painting the company as hostile toward firearm owners.
Does a Video Game Allow Players to Assume the Role of a School Shooter?
29 May 2018 - Survivors of mass shootings and those who have lost loved ones in them condemned the game "Active Shooter" ahead of its planned June 2018 release.
