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NRA Posts Misrepresent Harris’ Position on Gun Ownership

NRA Posts Misrepresent Harris’ Position on Gun Ownership

Vice President Kamala Harris supports a ban on the sale of so-called assault weapons, but no longer supports a mandatory buyback program for such guns. The National Rifle Association misleadingly claims that Harris will “ban law-abiding Americans from owning” guns and “seize your legally owned guns.”  Her proposal would not ban all guns or seize any guns.

FactChecking the Harris-Trump Debate

FactChecking the Harris-Trump Debate

The highly anticipated debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris was a combative event in which facts were repeatedly trampled and distorted.

Posts Misrepresent States’ Efforts to Teach the Bible in Public Schools

Posts Misrepresent States’ Efforts to Teach the Bible in Public Schools

Oklahoma’s state superintendent ordered public schools to incorporate the Bible as “an instructional support into the curriculum.” But social media posts have shared the inaccurate claim that “Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana all ordered that the Bible be taught in public schools.” Louisiana and Texas haven’t issued such an order.

Posts Make Unsupported Claims About Trump’s Wound and Secret Service Response

Posts Make Unsupported Claims About Trump’s Wound and Secret Service Response

Extensive media coverage of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally shows his injury and the immediate response of Secret Service agents. But social media posts make the unsupported claims that Trump wasn’t shot and the agents’ response indicates the incident was “staged.”