“Rifles “were involved in 297 deaths” in the U.S. in 2022 and “constipation killed 2,167.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 26 Feb 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The latest FBI count of people killed by rifles is 447, in 2021. The latest tally by the federal Centers for Disease Control of deaths caused by constipation is 207, in 2020.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 February 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 February 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CpJMEIurnpf/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=9d30c3fd-f80b-478c-9d…
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