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“Beto O’Rourke wants to confiscate guns because he can’t buy one himself due to his criminal record.”
Social media posts Claim dated 13 Sep 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

In short

This claim spread on social media around 13 September 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 September 2019, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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