When Rep. Steve Stockman (R., Texas) makes a claim about anti-gun laws using the word “always,” he is creating a false categorical.
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Outdated Evidence: Obama on Gun Purchases and Background Checks
President Obama uses a statistic from a 1994 survey when he discusses the percentage of gun purchases made without a background check.
Read MoreMisleading Audio: Coalition to Stop Gun Violence vs. Barrow
A web ad by the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence manipulates the sound from a campaign ad by Rep. John Barrow (D., Ga.) and adds ominous music to alter audience responses to Barrow’s message.
Read MoreGuilt By Association: Coalition to Stop Gun Violence vs. Barrow
A web ad by the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence misleadingly intercuts one of Rep. John Barrow’s (D., Ga.) October 2012 campaign ads with December 2012 footage from the Sandy Hook school shootings in Newtown, Conn.
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