Latest Fact-checks in Guns Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Beto O'Rourke 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." Facebook posts stated on July 5, 2022 in a Facebook post: Shooter in Highland Park, Illinois, “bought the gun illegally.” Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on July 5, 2022 in a tweet: Says an image shows the Highland Park shooting suspect "in jail or rehab or a psychiatric center" before the shooting. Greg Gutfeld stated on June 23, 2022 in a TV segment: No one “with a concealed carry permit ever committed a mass shooting." Mandela Barnes stated on May 27, 2022 in News release: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, his prospective opponent, has received $1.2 million from the gun lobby. Levar Stoney stated on June 16, 2022 in a tweet.: “In Virginia, Black people are eight times (8X) more likely than white people to die of gun homicide.” Van Wanggaard stated on June 5, 2022 in TV interview: Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life." Gun Owners of America stated on June 8, 2022 in a tweet: “U.S. House of Reps. votes 226-194 to criminalize disassembling, cleaning, and re-assembling your gun without a firearm manufacturer’s license, including 8 Republicans!” Tucker Carlson stated on June 10, 2022 in in a TV segment: “Not a single person in the crowd on January 6 was found to be carrying a firearm. Not one.” Instagram posts stated on June 4, 2022 in an Instagram post: White supremacists are going to be “shooting up all Walmarts and will kill Blacks and Mexicans” in San Bernardino, California. Joe Biden stated on June 2, 2022 in a speech: Gun manufacturers are “the only industry in the country” that have immunity from lawsuits. Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: The sale of more than 600,000 Wisconsin deer licenses shows that Wisconsin’s hunters are the “eighth largest army in the world.” Andy Biggs stated on June 2, 2022 in an opening statement at a House hearing: The U.S. Justice Department “conservatively estimated that guns are used 1.5 million times per year to save lives.” Charles Schumer stated on May 25, 2022 in a floor speech: “The leading cause of death among children is a firearm.” Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: With the $53 billion spent in Ukraine aid, the U.S. “could pay five SWAT members $80,000 each and have them at EVERY school front door.” Greg Abbott stated on May 25, 2022 in a press conference: "We need to realize that people who think that ‘well, maybe if we could just implement tougher gun laws, it’s going to solve it,’ Chicago and LA and New York disprove that thesis." Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a video on Instagram: Active shooter drill at high school in Uvalde, Texas, two months before the elementary school shooting shows the event was a false flag. Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: The man who killed the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter “wasn't even an on-duty police officer.” X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged. Ted Cruz stated on May 26, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: In 2013, under a Democratic Senate, "a majority of the Senate voted in favor of" gun-related legislation sponsored by Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, “but the Democrats filibustered it.” X posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a tweet: “These mass shootings happen so much that Ted Cruz really got a template ready to tweet whenever they occur.” Marco Rubio stated on May 25, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “There hasn't been a single of these mass shootings that have been purchased at a gun show or on the internet.” Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2022 in in a post: "More people die from hands, fists, feet, than rifles.” X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in un tuit: ICE está en Uvalde, Texas, “entonces los padres indocumentados tienen que temer la deportación antes de verificar si sus hijos están vivos". Ted Cruz stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.” Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.: "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled." X posts stated on May 25, 2022 in a tweet: ABC News altered the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter’s photo to appear more Caucasian. X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet: ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.” Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in Facebook post: This image shows the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Steve Kerr stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “90% of Americans, regardless of political party, want universal background checks.”
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Beto O'Rourke 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." Facebook posts stated on July 5, 2022 in a Facebook post: Shooter in Highland Park, Illinois, “bought the gun illegally.” Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on July 5, 2022 in a tweet: Says an image shows the Highland Park shooting suspect "in jail or rehab or a psychiatric center" before the shooting. Greg Gutfeld stated on June 23, 2022 in a TV segment: No one “with a concealed carry permit ever committed a mass shooting." Mandela Barnes stated on May 27, 2022 in News release: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, his prospective opponent, has received $1.2 million from the gun lobby. Levar Stoney stated on June 16, 2022 in a tweet.: “In Virginia, Black people are eight times (8X) more likely than white people to die of gun homicide.” Van Wanggaard stated on June 5, 2022 in TV interview: Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life." Gun Owners of America stated on June 8, 2022 in a tweet: “U.S. House of Reps. votes 226-194 to criminalize disassembling, cleaning, and re-assembling your gun without a firearm manufacturer’s license, including 8 Republicans!” Tucker Carlson stated on June 10, 2022 in in a TV segment: “Not a single person in the crowd on January 6 was found to be carrying a firearm. Not one.” Instagram posts stated on June 4, 2022 in an Instagram post: White supremacists are going to be “shooting up all Walmarts and will kill Blacks and Mexicans” in San Bernardino, California. Joe Biden stated on June 2, 2022 in a speech: Gun manufacturers are “the only industry in the country” that have immunity from lawsuits. Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: The sale of more than 600,000 Wisconsin deer licenses shows that Wisconsin’s hunters are the “eighth largest army in the world.” Andy Biggs stated on June 2, 2022 in an opening statement at a House hearing: The U.S. Justice Department “conservatively estimated that guns are used 1.5 million times per year to save lives.” Charles Schumer stated on May 25, 2022 in a floor speech: “The leading cause of death among children is a firearm.” Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: With the $53 billion spent in Ukraine aid, the U.S. “could pay five SWAT members $80,000 each and have them at EVERY school front door.” Greg Abbott stated on May 25, 2022 in a press conference: "We need to realize that people who think that ‘well, maybe if we could just implement tougher gun laws, it’s going to solve it,’ Chicago and LA and New York disprove that thesis." Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a video on Instagram: Active shooter drill at high school in Uvalde, Texas, two months before the elementary school shooting shows the event was a false flag. Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: The man who killed the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter “wasn't even an on-duty police officer.” X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged. Ted Cruz stated on May 26, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: In 2013, under a Democratic Senate, "a majority of the Senate voted in favor of" gun-related legislation sponsored by Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, “but the Democrats filibustered it.” X posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a tweet: “These mass shootings happen so much that Ted Cruz really got a template ready to tweet whenever they occur.” Marco Rubio stated on May 25, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “There hasn't been a single of these mass shootings that have been purchased at a gun show or on the internet.” Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2022 in in a post: "More people die from hands, fists, feet, than rifles.” X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in un tuit: ICE está en Uvalde, Texas, “entonces los padres indocumentados tienen que temer la deportación antes de verificar si sus hijos están vivos". Ted Cruz stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.” Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.: "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled." X posts stated on May 25, 2022 in a tweet: ABC News altered the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter’s photo to appear more Caucasian. X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet: ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.” Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in Facebook post: This image shows the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Steve Kerr stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “90% of Americans, regardless of political party, want universal background checks.”
Beto O'Rourke 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."
Facebook posts stated on July 5, 2022 in a Facebook post: Shooter in Highland Park, Illinois, “bought the gun illegally.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on July 5, 2022 in a tweet: Says an image shows the Highland Park shooting suspect "in jail or rehab or a psychiatric center" before the shooting.
Greg Gutfeld stated on June 23, 2022 in a TV segment: No one “with a concealed carry permit ever committed a mass shooting."
Mandela Barnes stated on May 27, 2022 in News release: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, his prospective opponent, has received $1.2 million from the gun lobby.
Levar Stoney stated on June 16, 2022 in a tweet.: “In Virginia, Black people are eight times (8X) more likely than white people to die of gun homicide.”
Van Wanggaard stated on June 5, 2022 in TV interview: Waiting periods for gun purchases may not make a difference, because "If somebody's decided that they're gonna take their life, they're gonna take their life."
Gun Owners of America stated on June 8, 2022 in a tweet: “U.S. House of Reps. votes 226-194 to criminalize disassembling, cleaning, and re-assembling your gun without a firearm manufacturer’s license, including 8 Republicans!”
Tucker Carlson stated on June 10, 2022 in in a TV segment: “Not a single person in the crowd on January 6 was found to be carrying a firearm. Not one.”
Instagram posts stated on June 4, 2022 in an Instagram post: White supremacists are going to be “shooting up all Walmarts and will kill Blacks and Mexicans” in San Bernardino, California.
Joe Biden stated on June 2, 2022 in a speech: Gun manufacturers are “the only industry in the country” that have immunity from lawsuits.
Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: The sale of more than 600,000 Wisconsin deer licenses shows that Wisconsin’s hunters are the “eighth largest army in the world.”
Andy Biggs stated on June 2, 2022 in an opening statement at a House hearing: The U.S. Justice Department “conservatively estimated that guns are used 1.5 million times per year to save lives.”
Charles Schumer stated on May 25, 2022 in a floor speech: “The leading cause of death among children is a firearm.”
Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a photo on Facebook: With the $53 billion spent in Ukraine aid, the U.S. “could pay five SWAT members $80,000 each and have them at EVERY school front door.”
Greg Abbott stated on May 25, 2022 in a press conference: "We need to realize that people who think that ‘well, maybe if we could just implement tougher gun laws, it’s going to solve it,’ Chicago and LA and New York disprove that thesis."
Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a video on Instagram: Active shooter drill at high school in Uvalde, Texas, two months before the elementary school shooting shows the event was a false flag.
Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: The man who killed the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter “wasn't even an on-duty police officer.”
X posts stated on May 29, 2022 in a tweet: TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged.
Ted Cruz stated on May 26, 2022 in an interview with Fox News: In 2013, under a Democratic Senate, "a majority of the Senate voted in favor of" gun-related legislation sponsored by Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, “but the Democrats filibustered it.”
X posts stated on May 26, 2022 in a tweet: “These mass shootings happen so much that Ted Cruz really got a template ready to tweet whenever they occur.”
Marco Rubio stated on May 25, 2022 in an interview on CNN: “There hasn't been a single of these mass shootings that have been purchased at a gun show or on the internet.”
Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2022 in in a post: "More people die from hands, fists, feet, than rifles.”
X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in un tuit: ICE está en Uvalde, Texas, “entonces los padres indocumentados tienen que temer la deportación antes de verificar si sus hijos están vivos".
Ted Cruz stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “We know from past experiences that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus.”
Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.: "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."
X posts stated on May 25, 2022 in a tweet: ABC News altered the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter’s photo to appear more Caucasian.
X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet: ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.”
Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2022 in Facebook post: This image shows the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Steve Kerr stated on May 24, 2022 in remarks to the media: “90% of Americans, regardless of political party, want universal background checks.”
