“Last year, we prosecuted a record number of firearms offenses.”
Social media posts
in remarks at the White House. Claim dated 5 Aug 2019.
Washington Post rated thisDepends on Who's Counting
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 August 2019. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 August 2019, 1 day later. Its rating was “Depends on Who's Counting”.
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- PolitiFact: Mostly True“Last year, we prosecuted a record number of firearms offenses.”
Where the claim appeared
- washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/has-the-trump-administration-prosecuted-a-r…
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