“Says the suspected Boulder mass shooter is a Muslim "who entered illegally from Mexico and purchased the firearm from a guy that sells stolen guns.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 24 Mar 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
There’s no evidence that Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa’s family, who emigrated to the U.S. from Syria when he was a toddler, entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico, or that he bought a gun illegally. He's likely Muslim.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 March 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 March 2021, 6 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/2zCvU
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