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fake nra billboard says fuck your kids

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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nra convention kids

Are These Real Photos of Kids Holding Guns at the 2023 NRA Convention?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Apr 17, 2023 Social media posts also claimed that gun violence is now the leading cause of death of children ...
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Are Guns Not Allowed at NRA 2023 Conference in Indianapolis?

Written by:
Damakant Jayshi
Apr 14, 2023 A recurring, misleading claim about guns being banned at NRA annual meetings surfaced again in A ...
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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?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Jun 28, 2021 Videos showed David Keene, who led the NRA from 2011 to 2013, speaking in front of empty chairs ...
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Did NRATV Digitally Add Ku Klux Klan Hoods to Thomas the Tank Engine Characters?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 14, 2018 An NRA television segment hosted by Dana Loesch caused controversy in September 2018.
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Assault rifle.

Did an Illinois Suburb Enact a Ban on Assault Weapons?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Apr 5, 2018 The Deerfield village board unanimously passed an ordinance banning certain types of assault wea ...
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Guns and all kinds of firearms and other weapons are banned for the NRA event featuring a speech from former US President Donald Trump since the US Secret Service will take control of the room.

Secret Service: Guns Banned at Trump's NRA Speech in Texas

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 25, 2022 A tweet shared in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas read, "Guns are ban ...
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State Farm logo.

Is State Farm Denying Insurance to Gun Owners?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
May 31, 2018 Both the company and an insurance expert refuted online anecdotes painting the company as hostil ...
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Was a Weapon Advertised For Its Ability to Fit in a Backpack?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 7, 2018 A photograph of a gun displayed in a clear plastic backpack is real.
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Did the NRA Ban Guns at Their Own Leadership Forum?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
May 1, 2018 Some gun control advocates misrepresented security measures imposed by the Secret Service, not t ...
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Did YETI Brand Coolers Cut Ties with the NRA?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Apr 23, 2018 A press release from NRA-ILA claimed the YETI brand no longer wished to do business with the org ...
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Image of KKK from 1920.

Was the NRA Founded to Protect Black People from the Ku Klux Klan?

Written by:
David Emery
Mar 28, 2018 Revisionist accounts of the origin of the National Rifle Association say it was formed to help f ...
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Delta plane in the air.

Does Delta Airlines Give Planned Parenthood Members Discounted Rates?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Mar 1, 2018 A Georgia senator has claimed — without any supporting evidence — that Delta offers discounts on ...
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Did the NRA's Dana Loesch Tweet That CNN's Rick Sanchez Was 'Fired by a Jew?'

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 27, 2018 A tweet posted in 2010 by NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch about a fired CNN reporter was criticized ...
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Did the NRA Support a 1967 'Open Carry' Ban in California?

Written by:
David Emery
Feb 26, 2018 A law barring the open carry of loaded firearms was passed in 1967 with the support of the Natio ...
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Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association

Is the NRA a Tax-Exempt Nonprofit Organization?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb 23, 2018 A Facebook meme gets the basic facts right about the gun lobby's status as a social welfare orga ...
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Did the NRA Ask Judicial Candidates for 'Position Letters' on Guns?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb 22, 2018 The National Rifle Association's letters to Wisconsin judicial candidates came under scrutiny in ...
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Guns on a table.

Gun Manufacturers Can't Be Sued For Crimes Committed With Their Products?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Feb 21, 2018 There are almost no circumstances under which someone can sue a manufacturer in civil court for ...
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Target over Russia flag.

Did the Kremlin Give Money to the National Rifle Association to Help Trump?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Feb 16, 2018 A report by McClatchy revealed that the FBI is looking into whether a Russian banker with Kremli ...
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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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