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 Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2021 in a speech: “You go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want, and no background check." Viral image stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: In this photo, “Man uses a gun to rob a Texas convenience store. Man was shot by every customer inside the store” Viral image stated on August 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Sen. Cory Booker wants to require a federal license for gun owners but criticizes voter ID laws as discriminatory. Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.” Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the suspected Boulder mass shooter is a Muslim "who entered illegally from Mexico and purchased the firearm from a guy that sells stolen guns." Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Ted Cruz says owning a gun should be as hassle free as owning a car, which as I recall requires a license and registration." Alex Padilla stated on March 22, 2021 in remarks in a Senate hearing: “In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they’re able to cast their first ballot.” Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: A CNN chyron said the Boulder “shooter was factually Arabic, but morally white.” Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet: These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon. Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.” Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings. Colion Noir stated on March 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "90% of Americans do not support universal background checks." Beth Wessel-Kroeschell stated on January 22, 2021 in public comments: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." National Association for Gun Rights stated on March 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Marco Rubio's 'red flag' gun confiscation bill" calls for guns to be confiscated "without due process, based on unsubstantiated accusations." Ron Johnson stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.” Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police. Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting." Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2020 in a post: Says Joe Biden told a factory worker, “I don’t work for you!” while pointing a finger in the worker’s face. Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2020 in Facebook post: “BREAKING NEWS: All Charges Dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse.” Ron Johnson stated on August 31, 2020 in a statement: Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in Media briefing: Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him." Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2020 in Twitter: In contrast to how a Black man who was shot by police was treated, Kenosha police officers "let an armed white supremacist walk right past them after shooting people." Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured. Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.” Howard Marklein stated on August 25, 2020 in News release: Says Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, after police shooting of Jacob Blake, "did not call for peace. They did not encourage calm. Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Kamala Harris said, “If elected & you don’t surrender your guns, I will sign an executive order & the police will show up at your door.” Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2020 in Facebook post: Says Joe Biden has said 150 million Americans died from guns and another 120 million from COVID-19 Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: “For the first time, the Honor Guard soldiers that march at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery have been issued live ammunition.” Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2020 in a post on Facebook: An image from the St. Louis protest is “what MSM (mainstream media) won’t show you. Peaceful demonstrator pointing weapon at homeowner.”
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Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2021 in a speech: “You go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want, and no background check." Viral image stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: In this photo, “Man uses a gun to rob a Texas convenience store. Man was shot by every customer inside the store” Viral image stated on August 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Sen. Cory Booker wants to require a federal license for gun owners but criticizes voter ID laws as discriminatory. Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.” Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the suspected Boulder mass shooter is a Muslim "who entered illegally from Mexico and purchased the firearm from a guy that sells stolen guns." Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Ted Cruz says owning a gun should be as hassle free as owning a car, which as I recall requires a license and registration." Alex Padilla stated on March 22, 2021 in remarks in a Senate hearing: “In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they’re able to cast their first ballot.” Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: A CNN chyron said the Boulder “shooter was factually Arabic, but morally white.” Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents." Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet: These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon. Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.” Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings. Colion Noir stated on March 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "90% of Americans do not support universal background checks." Beth Wessel-Kroeschell stated on January 22, 2021 in public comments: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check." National Association for Gun Rights stated on March 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Marco Rubio's 'red flag' gun confiscation bill" calls for guns to be confiscated "without due process, based on unsubstantiated accusations." Ron Johnson stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.” Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police. Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting." Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2020 in a post: Says Joe Biden told a factory worker, “I don’t work for you!” while pointing a finger in the worker’s face. Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2020 in Facebook post: “BREAKING NEWS: All Charges Dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse.” Ron Johnson stated on August 31, 2020 in a statement: Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in Media briefing: Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him." Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2020 in Twitter: In contrast to how a Black man who was shot by police was treated, Kenosha police officers "let an armed white supremacist walk right past them after shooting people." Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured. Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.” Howard Marklein stated on August 25, 2020 in News release: Says Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, after police shooting of Jacob Blake, "did not call for peace. They did not encourage calm. Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Kamala Harris said, “If elected & you don’t surrender your guns, I will sign an executive order & the police will show up at your door.” Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2020 in Facebook post: Says Joe Biden has said 150 million Americans died from guns and another 120 million from COVID-19 Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: “For the first time, the Honor Guard soldiers that march at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery have been issued live ammunition.” Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2020 in a post on Facebook: An image from the St. Louis protest is “what MSM (mainstream media) won’t show you. Peaceful demonstrator pointing weapon at homeowner.”
Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2021 in a speech: “You go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want, and no background check."
Viral image stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: In this photo, “Man uses a gun to rob a Texas convenience store. Man was shot by every customer inside the store”
Viral image stated on August 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Sen. Cory Booker wants to require a federal license for gun owners but criticizes voter ID laws as discriminatory.
Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.”
Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the suspected Boulder mass shooter is a Muslim "who entered illegally from Mexico and purchased the firearm from a guy that sells stolen guns."
Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Ted Cruz says owning a gun should be as hassle free as owning a car, which as I recall requires a license and registration."
Alex Padilla stated on March 22, 2021 in remarks in a Senate hearing: “In a majority of states, new voters are able to obtain a rifle quicker than they’re able to cast their first ballot.”
Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: A CNN chyron said the Boulder “shooter was factually Arabic, but morally white.”
Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment: "In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents."
Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in a tweet: These 11 mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon.
Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.”
Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings.
Colion Noir stated on March 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "90% of Americans do not support universal background checks."
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell stated on January 22, 2021 in public comments: "86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check."
National Association for Gun Rights stated on March 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Marco Rubio's 'red flag' gun confiscation bill" calls for guns to be confiscated "without due process, based on unsubstantiated accusations."
Ron Johnson stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.”
Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police.
Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting."
Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2020 in a post: Says Joe Biden told a factory worker, “I don’t work for you!” while pointing a finger in the worker’s face.
Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2020 in Facebook post: “BREAKING NEWS: All Charges Dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse.”
Ron Johnson stated on August 31, 2020 in a statement: Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in Media briefing: Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him."
Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2020 in Twitter: In contrast to how a Black man who was shot by police was treated, Kenosha police officers "let an armed white supremacist walk right past them after shooting people."
Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured.
Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.”
Howard Marklein stated on August 25, 2020 in News release: Says Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, after police shooting of Jacob Blake, "did not call for peace. They did not encourage calm.
Facebook posts stated on August 11, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Kamala Harris said, “If elected & you don’t surrender your guns, I will sign an executive order & the police will show up at your door.”
Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2020 in Facebook post: Says Joe Biden has said 150 million Americans died from guns and another 120 million from COVID-19
Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: “For the first time, the Honor Guard soldiers that march at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery have been issued live ammunition.”
Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2020 in a post on Facebook: An image from the St. Louis protest is “what MSM (mainstream media) won’t show you. Peaceful demonstrator pointing weapon at homeowner.”
