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In January 2019, Facebook page “The Original American Resistance” shared a meme attributing a quote to former United States Secretary of Defense James “Mad Dog” Mattis: The quote at the bottom of the image said: WHAT ...
On December 7 2018, the Facebook page Change The Ref shared this meme (text below): FACT: MORE AMERICANS HAVE DIED OF GUN-RELATED INCIDENTS IN THE LAST FIFTY YEARS THAN HAVE DIED IN WAR SINCE THE ...
A satirical story about California requiring Christians to register bibles as assault weapons was mistaken for a factual news report in May 2018.
Pope Francis Gun Owners Aren’t Christian, Calls to Ban All Weapons-Misleading! Summary of eRumor: Pope Francis said that gun owners and those who support gun rights can’t call themselves Christian anymore and are hypocrites. Pope ...
The Village of Deerfield, Illinois, approved an ordinance banning the possession of assault weapons within city limits in April 2018.
False rumors that Emma Gonzalez bullied Nikolas Cruz into opening fire on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School doesn't match the timeline of events that led up to the shooting.
False claims that David Hogg was at home during the Parkland school shooting and rode his bike to school later are based on a comment that was taken out of context.
Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno said waiting periods on gun purchases were the "first step" in gun control — but she did not support a total firearms prohibition.
