CNN Claims 525 ‘Mass Shootings’ for 2023 Using Misleading Data
While covering Wednesday’s shootings in Lewiston, Maine, CNN pointed to misleading data and claimed there have been 525 “mass shootings” in 2023.
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Forbes Claims over 400 ‘Mass Shootings’ in 2023 Using Misleading Data
Forbes pointed to misleading data Sunday and claimed there had been over 400 “mass shootings” in the United States so far in 2023.
CNN Uses Misleading Data to Claim over 100 Mass Shootings in 2023
CNN used misleading data from the Gun Violence Archive to claim Monday “the U.S. has surpassed 100 mass shootings in 2023.”
GOP Reps. Demand Answers After CDC Scrubs Defensive Gun Use Information from Website
GOP Reps. Elise Stefanik and August Pfluger are demanding answers from the CDC after the agency caved to gun control advocates and removed defensive gun use information from its website.
Fact Check: Forbes Reports Nearly 600 Mass Shootings This Year Based on Misleading ‘Archive’
CLAIM: Forbes reports 592 “mass shootings” through December 8th of this year based on a compilation of data by the Gun Violence Archive (GVA). VERDICT: False.
