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Is This a Photo of the Allen, Texas, Mall Shooter?

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Alex Kasprak
May 9, 2023 While some have raised doubts about it, the photograph comes with an absurd amount of identifyin ...
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a list of massacres in the u.s. purported to be done with an ar-15

Were AR-15s Used in These Mass Shootings?

Written by:
Dan Evon
March 23, 2021 A viral meme asserted that AR-15 style weapons have frequently been used to commit deadly acts o ...
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Empty shells, a rifle, and combat knife on a wooden table

Are Four Times More People Stabbed to Death Than Killed with Rifles?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct. 19, 2017 A story about gun crimes that uses statistics from the FBI's annual national crime report is flawed.
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Does a Video Game Allow Players to Assume the Role of a School Shooter?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
May 29, 2018 Survivors of mass shootings and those who have lost loved ones in them condemned the game "Activ ...
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Assault rifle.

Did an Illinois Suburb Enact a Ban on Assault Weapons?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
April 5, 2018 The Deerfield village board unanimously passed an ordinance banning certain types of assault wea ...
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Was the FBI Tipped Off About the Parkland Shooter?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Feb. 15, 2018 A Mississippi YouTube user contacted law enforcement after a disturbing comment appeared on one ...
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Did an Unidentified Woman Warn Las Vegas Concert-Goers They Were 'All Going to Die'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct. 5, 2017 An apparent altercation between concert-goers was blown out of proportion, and the witness who r ...
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texas governor greg abbott

Did Gov. Greg Abbott Urge Texans To 'Pick Up the Pace' in Acquiring Guns?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
May 25, 2022 The 2015 tweet resurfaced in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school nea ...
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Did the Same 'Crisis Actor' Play the Mother and Victim in Three Different Mass Shootings?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 10, 2018 Three women who have suffered grievously deserve more respect than to be made the subject of jap ...
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Were None of 154 Mass Shootings in 2018 Committed by a Black Man, Illegal Alien, or Woman?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
July 15, 2018 A hyperpartisan Facebook page gave readers an incomplete picture of mass shootings in America in ...
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American flag at half mast.

Does the U.S. Experience Far More School Shootings Than Any Other Country?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
May 23, 2018 CNN got the basic facts about international school shooting frequencies right, albeit in a list ...
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AR-15 rifles on a shelf.

Were AR-15s Used in Every Major Mass Shooting in the United States After Aurora?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
May 18, 2018 An attempt to link the rifle to several major mass attacks circulated widely online in the hours ...
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Was a Student Suspended for Staying in Class During National Walkout Day?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
March 18, 2018 The reasons behind a high school student's suspension were misconstrued in a debate over a natio ...
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First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs

Conspiracy Theorists Arrested After Harassing Sutherland Springs Pastor

Written by:
Bethania Palma
March 6, 2018 The pair have spent months stalking families of victims and their communities in a failed attemp ...
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Majory Stoneman Douglas

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Quote About Activism?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb. 23, 2018 The environmental activist, journalist, and suffragette encouraged people to "be a nuisance" and ...
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Presidential Responses to School Shootings?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb. 19, 2018 A set of images showing President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump in the aftermath of di ...
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Stoneman Douglas High School sign.

Parkland High School Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Feb. 15, 2018 A number of unverified claims about the Parkland school shooting spread on social media in its i ...
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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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Crime scene tape

Multiple People Killed in Northern California Mass Shooting

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Nov. 14, 2017 Authorities in Rancho Tehama said the gunman was allegedly involved in "a domestic violence inci ...
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Mandalay Bay hotel at night

Las Vegas Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct. 5, 2017 The deadliest mass shooting in modern American history has led to a cacophony of rumors, hoaxes, ...
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