“11 past mass shootings involved an AR-15-style weapon.”
Adam Best
Progressive activist. In a tweet.. Claim dated 22 Mar 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
AR-15 style weapons were used in 10 out of the 11 shootings.
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In short
Adam Best (Progressive activist) made this claim around 22 March 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 March 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
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