“Every day on average 500 people die from gun violence.”
Social media posts
In a tweet. Claim dated 5 Jun 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 June 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 June 2019, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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