Guns Archives

Were Backpacks Banned After a School Shooting? Students in Idaho used snow sleds, grocery carts, and laundry baskets to carry their books...

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Parents of someone who died in the 2018 Parkland shooting tricked David Keene a former NRA president into speaking at a fake graduation speech.

Did Gun Violence Prevention Group Trick Ex-NRA Chief into Speaking at Fake Graduation? Videos showed David Keene, who led the NRA from 2011 to 2013, speaking in front...

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As of April 2021, the design and production of teddy bears are subject to more consumer safety regulations than that of firearms.

Guns vs. Teddy Bears: Which Has More Consumer Safety Regulations in the US? A widely-shared tweet in April 2021 alluded to a striking loophole in U.S. consumer safety...

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Did Rep. Lauren Boebert Repeatedly Pose With AR-15s? The controversial first-term Republican was accused of rank hypocrisy in the aftermath of yet another...

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Did NRA Celebrate the Overturning of Weapons Ban in Boulder Days Before Mass Shooting? Less than two weeks before a gunman killed 10 people at a Boulder supermarket, a...

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The Atlanta shooting suspect purchased a gun the same day as the massage spa murders, prior to the killings.

Did Atlanta Shooting Suspect Purchase Gun Same Day as Massacre? A viral tweet claimed that the shooting suspect in the Atlanta spa killings purchased a...

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Does Biden Want To Abolish the Second Amendment? President Trump and his administration have asserted the claim on more than one occasion.

Mostly False

Did Biden Say the Second Amendment Is ‘Obsolete’? A routine review of content labeled satire.

Labeled Satire

Did George Soros Buy Up Marlin Firearms? At no time has George Soros ever been a part of the ownership group of...

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Was March 2020 the First March Since 2002 Without a US School Shooting? The definition of a "school shooting" varies depending on whom you ask.

Mostly False

Did Joe Biden Say 150 Million Americans Have Been Killed By Guns Since ’07? For perspective, the United States has roughly 330 million residents.

Correct Attribution

Did Confederate Flags Fly at a Gun-Rights Rally in Virginia? One right-wing observer called U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a liar for claiming that protesters in...

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