“The man accused of killing 10 people in Boulder, Colorado came to the U.S. "Illegally from mexico and purchased the firearm from a guy that sells stolen guns.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 24 Mar 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisUnsupported
What FactCheck.org found
Baseless claims that the accused Boulder shooter came to the US “Illegally from [M]exico” and purchased his gun illegally are spreading online. Police say he came from Syria as a child and his gun was legally purchased.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 March 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 April 2021, 8 days later. Its rating was “Unsupported”.
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