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Maxine Waters speaking at a podium, 2016

Is This Maxine Waters #GunControlNow Tweet Real?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb. 20, 2018 An impostor Twitter account posing as Rep. Maxine Waters posted an inflammatory remark with the ...
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Close-up of gun grips.

Did Politicians Tweeting 'Thoughts and Prayers' Receive Millions of Dollars from the NRA?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb. 15, 2018 After a mass shooting at a Florida school, comedy writer Bess Kalb made a powerful point about c ...
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Is This an Armed Teacher Protecting Students at an Israeli School?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb. 14, 2018 An image purportedly showing an teacher with a gun slung across her back while watching over stu ...
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Bullet shells on American flag, gun control concept

Did California Legislators Vote to Exempt Themselves from State's Gun Laws?

Written by:
David Emery
Nov. 15, 2017 Hyperpartisan web sites persist in recycling false reports about California legislators' exempti ...
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'A Little Gun History'

Written by:
David Emery
Nov. 10, 2017 An internet post purporting to prove that the worst genocides of the twentieth century were the ...
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Close-up of gun grips.

Did Oregon's Governor Sign a 'Gun Confiscation' Law?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug. 24, 2017 A right-wing web site accurately describes some parts of a gun control law, but also uses exagge ...
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Right-to-Carry Laws Make Violent Crime Rates Worse, Law Professor Finds

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
June 23, 2017 The Stanford law professor's paper is likely to add fuel to the gun control debate.
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Social Security Recipients Barred from Owning Guns?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Nov. 29, 2016 A 2016 Social Security Administration rule would extend gun background check reporting to some S ...
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Hillary Clinton: 'I Will Get the NRA Shut Down for Good'

Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct. 22, 2016 Hillary Clinton's supposed statement to the Des Moines Register about her planning to shut down ...
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Gary Johnson Said Removal of Firing Pins Makes All Guns Fully Automatic?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sept. 14, 2016 A quote about automatic weapons attributed to Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is ...
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ATF Reclassifies Wetted Nitrocellulose as High Explosive

Written by:
David Emery
Sept. 1, 2016 Pending industry input, the government reclassification of ammo component wetted nitrocellulose ...
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Gary Sinise Tweets Hillary Clinton About Guns

Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug. 11, 2016 An image showing a Twitter conversation between Hillary Clinton and Gary Sinise about guns is fake.
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'Share the Safety' Web Site Not Affiliated with the NRA

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Dan Evon
June 23, 2016 A web site asking people to "buy a gun, give a gun" to families living in at-risk neighborhoods ...
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President Obama Signs Executive Order Limiting US Gun Owners to Three Guns

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 31, 2016 Fake news article reports that President Obama implemented an unconstitutional gun control measu ...
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Did Janet Reno Advocate the Prohibition of Private Firearms?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Jan. 8, 2016 Although Janet Reno spoke at length about guns in December 1993, a controversial quote attribute ...
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False: Obama Said Gun Laws Will Eliminate Crime

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan. 5, 2016 Contrary to a circulating rumor, President Obama never said that more gun laws will eliminate crime.
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Kindergarten vs. Cop

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct. 9, 2015
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Ben Carson's Popeyes Robbery Claim Questioned

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct. 9, 2015
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Gun Con-Troll

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct. 2, 2015
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Dianne Feinstein 'Gunman' Quote

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 7, 2015 The California senator did not say that 'when a gunman realizes that nobody else is armed, he wi ...
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