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stated on May 31, 2023 in una publicación de Facebook

“Arma que EE.UU. le dio a Ucrania es vista en manos de cártel”.

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stated on May 10, 2023 in a CNN town hall

“Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.”

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stated on May 7, 2023 in remarks on CNN's "State of the Union"

“This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.”

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stated on April 14, 2023 in a speech to the National Rifle Association

"In the 1960s, liberals emptied our psych wards."

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stated on April 14, 2023 in a speech to the National Action Network

“One in 5 Americans has lost a family member to gun violence.”

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stated on March 30, 2023 in an interview

Actions of the Tennessee state legislators who protested against gun violence were “at least equivalent” to the actions of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.

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stated on April 3, 2023 in a tweet

“The 5 states with the highest gun homicide rates in the nation all have loose gun laws” while “the 5 states with the lowest rates have some of the toughest laws.”

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stated on March 31, 2023 in a segment on “The Ingraham Angle"

Video clip shows that protesters in Tennessee “made their way onto the state capitol floor.”

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stated on March 28, 2023 in a speech

In the U.S., “you’re not allowed to own a machine gun.”

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stated on March 28, 2023 in social media posts

The Nashville shooter was wearing different pairs of shoes before and after being killed.

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stated on March 29, 2023 in an Instagram post

“The UK has had ZERO school shootings since” it changed its gun laws after a 1996 school shooting.

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stated on March 28, 2023 in a screenshot shared on Facebook

Photo of person holding sign shows the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville, Tennessee, school.

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stated on March 27, 2023 in a statement to the media

“Gun violence is the number one killer of children and teens — it has overtaken cars.”

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Glen Sturtevant

stated on March 16, 2023 in a candidate's forum

On red flag laws.

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stated on February 26, 2023 in an Instagram post

Rifles “were involved in 297 deaths” in the U.S. in 2022 and “constipation killed 2,167.”

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stated on February 20, 2023 in a Facebook post

Canada has only “had 11 school shooting deaths … in history.”

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stated on February 13, 2023 in social media posts

“Michigan State University suspect is 22-year-old ‘Raymone Jordan.’”

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stated on February 13, 2023 in a Facebook post

The Michigan State University shooter is a 21-year-old man named Lynn Dee Walker.

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stated on January 31, 2023 in a floor speech.

“You know how many children are dying across Virginia because of fentanyl poisoning? A heck of a lot more than are dying at the hands of guns.”

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stated on January 30, 2023 in a tweet

"(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight."

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Why Wesley Snipes and Kodak Black went to prison, but Hunter Biden likely won’t

Why Wesley Snipes and Kodak Black went to prison, but Hunter Biden likely won’t

By Jeff Cercone • June 23, 2023

La violencia armada es la principal causa de muerte entre las personas de 1 a 19 años

La violencia armada es la principal causa de muerte entre las personas de 1 a 19 años

By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2023

No evidence of growing trend of trans radicalization or terrorism, experts say

No evidence of growing trend of trans radicalization or terrorism, experts say

By Grace Abels • March 31, 2023

¿Qué cuenta como un tiroteo masivo? La definición varía

¿Qué cuenta como un tiroteo masivo? La definición varía

By Maria Briceño • March 31, 2023

What counts as a “mass shooting”? The definition varies

What counts as a “mass shooting”? The definition varies

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 14, 2023

Charlie Crist vs. Ron DeSantis: How months of digs and dubious claims size up

Charlie Crist vs. Ron DeSantis: How months of digs and dubious claims size up

By Yacob Reyes • November 7, 2022

Verificando los hechos del único debate en Florida entre Val Demings y Marco Rubio para el Senado

Verificando los hechos del único debate en Florida entre Val Demings y Marco Rubio para el Senado

By Yacob Reyes • October 19, 2022

The only Florida Senate debate between Val Demings and Marco Rubio, fact-checked

The only Florida Senate debate between Val Demings and Marco Rubio, fact-checked

By Yacob Reyes • October 18, 2022

Ad Watch: Nikki Fried's ad bashes Charlie Crist's Republican past

Ad Watch: Nikki Fried's ad bashes Charlie Crist's Republican past

By Yacob Reyes • August 4, 2022

Examining Japan's gun laws after Shinzo Abe assassination

Examining Japan's gun laws after Shinzo Abe assassination

By Sara Swann • July 25, 2022

What Illinois’ ‘red flag’ gun law means after the Highland Park shooting

What Illinois’ ‘red flag’ gun law means after the Highland Park shooting

By Hana Stepnick • July 12, 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for June 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for June 2022

By Madeline Heim • July 8, 2022

Gun safety ‘wrapped in a mental health bill’: A look at health provisions in the new law

Gun safety ‘wrapped in a mental health bill’: A look at health provisions in the new law

By Victoria Knight • July 6, 2022

Evers-O-Meter update of Gov. Tony Evers campaign promises

Evers-O-Meter update of Gov. Tony Evers campaign promises

By D.L. Davis • July 5, 2022

Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns?

Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns?

By Madison Czopek • July 1, 2022

What is the ‘boyfriend loophole,’ and how does the new gun law close it?

What is the ‘boyfriend loophole,’ and how does the new gun law close it?

By Jon Greenberg • June 30, 2022

The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture

The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture

By Sara Swann • June 28, 2022

In Context: What Sarah Huckabee Sanders said about abortions and classroom safety

In Context: What Sarah Huckabee Sanders said about abortions and classroom safety

By Samantha Putterman • June 28, 2022

Congress passes historic bipartisan gun legislation: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

Congress passes historic bipartisan gun legislation: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 24, 2022

What is in the Senate’s gun legislation proposal after the Uvalde shooting?

What is in the Senate’s gun legislation proposal after the Uvalde shooting?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 15, 2022

Latest promises about Guns

Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

End the online sale of firearms and ammunition

Require background checks for all gun sales

Ban the manufacture and sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines

Expand national right to carry to all 50 states

Eliminate gun-free zones at schools and military bases

Reverse Barack Obama's 2016 gun executive order

Work to renew the assault weapons ban

Better enforce gun laws

Repeal law that limits the sharing of gun-tracing data