“After (the assault weapon ban) passed in 1994, there was a big drop in mass shooting deaths. When the ban expired, they rose again.”
Bill Clinton
Former President of the United States. In a tweet.. Claim dated 5 Aug 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
In short
Bill Clinton (Former President of the United States) made this claim around 5 August 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 August 2019, 3 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Bill Clinton has 7 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 0 of them false or fake, 6 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
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