“2,900 children die from gun violence every year.”
Michael Bloomberg
Former New York City mayor. Super Bowl ad. Claim dated 2 Feb 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisDepends how you count
In short
Michael Bloomberg (Former New York City mayor) made this claim around 2 February 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 February 2020. Its rating was “Depends how you count”.
Michael Bloomberg has 12 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 7 misleading or mixed and 3 true.
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