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.
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What Does the Effect of a Bullet Fired From an AR-15 Look Like?
15 June 2018 Photographs shared widely on social media offer an incomplete explanation of the kinds of damage done by gunshots.
Does the U.S. Experience Far More School Shootings Than Any Other Country?
23 May 2018 CNN got the basic facts about international school shooting frequencies right, albeit in a list that omitted some significant countries.
Actors Read ‘Gun Facts’ Off a Teleprompter: Part II
24 April 2018 The second installment in our two-part examination of a viral, pro-gun rights video.
Actors Read ‘Gun Facts’ Off a Teleprompter: Part I
24 April 2018 The first installment of our two-part examination of a viral pro-gun rights video.
Did Armed Delaware Students Scare Off a School Shooter in 1973?
19 June 2018 A pro-gun rights meme gets some facts right, but it misrepresents the truth behind an old high school yearbook photograph.
Was Al Sharpton’s Brother Arrested for Murder After Speaking at a March for Our Lives Rally?
30 March 2018 Kenneth Glasgow has been accused of driving the car when his passenger shot and killed a woman.
Does the United States Have a Lower Death Rate From Mass Shootings Than European Countries?
9 March 2018 A pro-gun rights economist uses questionable statistical methods to create a misleading impression.
Eyewitness Testimony Confirms a Second Parkland Shooter?
19 February 2018 Dubious web sites have used students' purportedly conflicting accounts of a Florida mass shooting to suggest a nefarious conspiracy.
Are Four Times More People Stabbed to Death Than Killed with Rifles?
19 October 2017 A story about gun crimes that uses statistics from the FBI's annual national crime report is flawed.
Tim Kaine Blamed ‘Gun Violence’ for Ohio State Knife Attack?
30 November 2016 Sen. Tim Kaine's initial tweet about the Ohio State University attack was based on erroneous early news reports that the attacker had used a gun; he tweeted a correction after seeing updated stories.
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Did U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Repeatedly Guess ‘Free’ on TV Show ‘The Price is Right?’
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Did Pat Robertson Say the Notre Dame Fire Was the Result of ‘Hell Bubbling over with Homosexuals’?
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