“There is a clear epidemic of trans or nonbinary mass shooters.”
Donald Trump Jr.
President's son. in a video post. Claim dated 28 Mar 2023.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
The data is clear -- very few mass shootings have been attributed to transgender people
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump Jr. (President's son) made this claim around 28 March 2023. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 March 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
Donald Trump Jr. has 18 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 11 of them false or fake, 6 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
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