“Campaign ad says: “2,900 children die from gun violence every year.”
Mike Bloomberg
Democratic presidential candidate. TV ad. Claim dated 30 Jan 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisLacks Context
In short
Mike Bloomberg (Democratic presidential candidate) made this claim around 30 January 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 31 January 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Lacks Context”.
Mike Bloomberg has 7 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 4 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yp0yN8UxVg
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Related checks
- PolitiFact: Depends how you count“2,900 children die from gun violence every year.”
- PolitiFact: False“Every day on average 500 people die from gun violence.”