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All Fact-checks for Guns

stated on November 15, 2022 in Twitter

In Milwaukee, "The (homicide) rate has nearly doubled in the past two years."

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Instagram posts

stated on November 8, 2022 in a video

“They removed your ability to go buy firearms the day of election.”

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stated on November 23, 2022 in a TV interview.

“When you compare us to the European Union, we're something like 23 times more likely” to have homicides and handgun killings.

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stated on November 27, 2022 in an interview on CNN

“60% of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation's gun laws.”

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stated on November 20, 2022 in a tweet

The Club Q shooting was a “false flag.”

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Everytown for Gun Safety

stated on October 10, 2022 in an ad

“Kari Lake is opposed to red flag laws.”

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Georgia Gun Owners

stated on October 30, 2022 in an ad

"Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams are radical communists and, if they get their way, gun owners here in Georgia will be completely disarmed."

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National Rifle Association

stated on September 22, 2022 in Radio ad

Says Gov. Tony Evers would, “allow the government to use red flag laws to confiscate your firearms without due process.”

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A Better Wisconsin Together

stated on September 12, 2022 in Campaign ad

Says Tim Michels "opposes closing the loophole that allows domestic abusers to buy guns."

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stated on September 28, 2022 in a speech

New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%.

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Instagram posts

stated on October 17, 2022 in an Instagram post

There were two shooters in the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting.

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stated on October 16, 2022 in an Instagram post

A video shows an actor “getting into character before his press interview less than 24 hours after the supposed killing of his 6-year-old daughter."

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stated on October 4, 2022 in Public statement

"To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate."

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stated on September 29, 2022 in On Fox News

Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s tattoo references ‘heroin use’ and the Crips

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stated on August 31, 2022 in a campaign event

Three court rulings since May 2022 “have made it clear that it is unconstitutional to ban someone between the ages of 18 and 20 from being able to buy an AR.”

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Instagram posts

stated on July 28, 2022 in an Instagram post

Nancy Pelosi and Democrats "want to turn 150 million Americans into felons overnight" with HR 1808.

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stated on July 14, 2022 in a campaign ad

Ron DeSantis "opposes any background checks on guns, even for violent criminals."

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stated on July 20, 2022 in an image on Facebook

“The gunman at Greenwood Park Mall was a CIA asset.”

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stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet

"38,000 Texans had their license to carry denied, revoked, or suspended over the last five years because law enforcement deemed them too dangerous to carry a loaded gun in public. But thanks to Greg Abbott's new law, they don't need a license to carry anymore."

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stated on July 5, 2022 in a Facebook post

Shooter in Highland Park, Illinois, “bought the gun illegally.”

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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

Ask PolitiFact: What are red flag gun laws and do they keep people safe?

Ask PolitiFact: What are red flag gun laws and do they keep people safe?

By Amy Sherman • June 10, 2022

How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy?

How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy?

By Nusaiba Mizan • June 10, 2022

Political Extremism in the Public Square: A resource for journalists and voters

Political Extremism in the Public Square: A resource for journalists and voters

By Amy Sherman • June 9, 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for May 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for May 2022

By D.L. Davis • June 6, 2022

Is life as hard in Georgia as Stacey Abrams said? We checked her stats

Is life as hard in Georgia as Stacey Abrams said? We checked her stats

By Jon Greenberg • May 31, 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