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Did Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce Call for 'More Strict Gun Laws'?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Feb. 15, 2024 "We can't have that in our communities, especially when a child's future is taken away," he's qu ...
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Is the JR-15 a Real Rifle Designed for Children?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 20, 2023 The rifle was originally marketed with baby skull imagery.
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Did Hitler Say 'To Conquer a Nation, You Must First Disarm Its Citizens'?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 10, 2013 Did the German dictator once proclaim that 'To conquer a nation, you must first disarm its citiz ...
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Did NRA Display a Billboard Saying 'F*** Your Kids'?

Written by:
Damakant Jayshi
May 9, 2023 With a spike in mass shootings in 2023, the U.S. approached a new record for mass shooting-relat ...
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Are Guns Not Allowed at NRA 2023 Conference in Indianapolis?

Written by:
Damakant Jayshi
April 14, 2023 A recurring, misleading claim about guns being banned at NRA annual meetings surfaced again in A ...
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Did Rep. Gloria Johnson Say She Wasn't Expelled from Tennessee House Because She's White?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
April 7, 2023 Johnson's two Black colleagues were expelled for participating with her in a protest against gun ...
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How Unprecedented Is Tennessee House's Expulsion of Justin Jones, Justin Pearson?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
April 6, 2023 The Washington Post described the move as a "historic act of partisan retaliation."
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Are Guns the Leading Cause of Death for Children in the US?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
March 29, 2023 Motor vehicle-related crashes used to be the leading cause of death among children and teens.
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Yes, a GOP Bill Would Make the AR-15 the 'National Gun'

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 24, 2023 And U.S. Rep. George Santos is one of the bill’s co-sponsors.
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Were GOP Members of Congress Photographed Wearing AR-15 Pins?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Feb. 6, 2023 At least two members of Congress wore the lapel pins, and a third had taken credit for their dis ...
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President Joe Biden

Did Biden Say AR-15 Bullet Travels 5 Times Faster than Bullet of Any Other Gun?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 1, 2022 The president made the remark while laying out his Safer America Plan in Pennsylvania.
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Do Memes Show Same 'Crisis Actor' at Multiple Shooting Events?

Do Memes Show Same 'Crisis Actor' at Multiple Shooting Events?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct. 25, 2015 Social media rumors claim the same girl, a "crisis actor," was seen crying at tragedies in Bosto ...
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Did the U.S. State Department Legalize the Publication of Instructions for 3D-Printed Guns?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
July 26, 2018 A settlement between the U.S. government and a gun-rights group has, in that group’s words, ushe ...
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Did Armed Delaware Students Scare Off a School Shooter in 1973?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
April 13, 2018 A pro-gun rights meme gets some facts right, but it misrepresents the truth behind an old high s ...
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Rep. Debbie Dingell

Is Rep. Debbie Dingell Introducing a 'Gun Confiscation' Bill?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
May 14, 2018 Right-wing blogs once again tried to present "red flag" bills as a sign of widespread seizing of ...
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Actors Read 'Gun Facts' Off a Teleprompter: Part II

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
April 24, 2018 The second installment in our two-part examination of a viral, pro-gun rights video.
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Did a Parkland Survivor Tweet a Homophobic Slur?

Written by:
Dan Evon
March 2, 2018 A fake tweet was spread in an attempt to smear the reputation of David Hogg, who survived a mass ...
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Gun Control: A Breakdown of Policy Disputes That Could Change US Landscape

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug. 17, 2022 After a series of horrific mass shootings and a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling, where are the n ...
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Facebook posts said that a 4-time convicted felon named Dennis Butler opened fire in a shooting on a graduation party in Charleston West Virginia with a stolen AR-15 and shot him with a pistol and that CNN ABC NBC and MSNBC didn't report it.

Did CNN, NBC, and ABC Not Cover the Dennis Butler Shooting in West Virginia?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 22, 2022 According to The Associated Press, a woman in Charleston, West Virginia shot and killed a man na ...
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A Facebook post began with the words Montana girl and said 11 YR OLD WHO SHOT ILLEGALS and thanks FOX NEWS for reporting it.

Is the '11 Yr Old Who Shot Illegals' Story True?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 21, 2022 According to Facebook posts, an 11-year-old girl named Patricia Harrington ...
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