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2024-07-08 13:11:09 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

These statistics are false. The map does not show gun statistics at all, but the results of the 2016 presidential election. The claim that 97% of all guns in the US are in areas with only 3% of gun violence is entirely false. Sources: https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-97-percent-of-guns-not-in-areas-of-us-that-account-for-3-percent-of-gun-violence.html https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2024/fact-check-more-gun-ownership-does-not-lead-to-less-gun-violence/

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• These statistics are false. The map does not show gun statistics at all, but the results of the 2016 presidential election. The claim that 97% of all guns in the US are in areas with only 3% of gun violence is entirely false. Sources: https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-97-percent-of-guns-not-in-areas-of-us-that-account-for-3-percent-of-gun-violence.html https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2024/fact-check-more-gun-ownership-does-not-lead-to-less-gun-violence/