“Last year, we prosecuted a record number of firearms offenses.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 Aug 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 August 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 August 2019. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
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Also checked by
- Washington Post: Depends on Who's Counting“Last year, we prosecuted a record number of firearms offenses.”
Where the claim appeared
- c-span.orghttps://www.c-span.org/video/?463254-1/president-trump-calls-nation-condemn-racism-bigotr…
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