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** FactCheck.org's Weekly Update
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August 10, 2019
** FactCheck Posts
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Biden Takes Trump Quote Out of Context ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, August 8th, 2019
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In a speech that assailed President Donald Trump for a lack of “moral leadership,” Joe Biden falsely claimed that Trump “asserted that immigrants would, quote, ‘carve you up with a knife.’” Trump said that about MS-13 gang members, not immigrants.
Trump’s Mixed Record on Gun Control ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, August 8th, 2019
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When asked what he was going to do about the “gun problem,” President Donald Trump responded that “we have done much more than most administrations.” Trump has taken some action to strengthen federal gun control, but his administration also has eased gun restrictions.
President Trump’s Rhetoric ([link removed]) Posted on Thursday, August 8th, 2019
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Prior to departing for El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, on Aug. 7, President Donald Trump rejected the premise that his rhetoric has divided the country, as his critics have claimed. He said “my rhetoric … brings people together.” But that is not how he is perceived by most Americans.
Politics of Gun Violence ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, August 6th, 2019
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In the aftermath of two deadly mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, U.S. political leaders made a series of statements on gun violence that were unsubstantiated, lacked context or were seemingly contradictory. Here we look at some of those statements and present the facts.
Mass Killings Across America ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, August 6th, 2019
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At least 144 people have died in 31 mass killings in the United States since the beginning of the year. Most of them, 141, died of gunshot wounds. The ages of victims ranged from 1 to 83. We mapped the 31 incidents across the U.S.
** Debunking False Stories
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The Response to the Congressional Baseball Shooting ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, August 9th, 2019
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A viral Facebook post claims that “not one Democrat called for gun control” after a 2017 shooting involving Republicans in Congress. While demands for legislative action were quieter, there were some.
Photos Don’t Tell the Whole Story on Border Trash ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, August 9th, 2019
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Old pictures of trash strewn in the Arizona desert are circulating on Facebook with the suggestion that they were taken recently and that the media failed to cover it. Neither of those things is true.
Ivanka Didn’t Wear a Swastika in Colorado ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, August 9th, 2019
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A manipulated photo of Ivanka Trump adds a logo that looks like a swastika to her shirt.
What Republicans Did on Mental Health, Guns ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, August 7th, 2019
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A social media post misleadingly claims that Republicans “voted to allow people with pre-existing mental illness to buy firearms.” The measure blocked the Social Security Administration from reporting to the U.S. background check system some disability beneficiaries who are unable to manage their finances. Federal law still prohibits people with certain conditions from buying guns.
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