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2023-06-11 13:43:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: ACCF4A514E40BB3DFE348CD45245CCF09031A17589A43D8ACB83531ED31FC9AD
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Original Note:
The claim is based on an intentionally misleading report which excludes infants under one year old and includes young adults (18-19) who are not legally children whose participation in violent crimes skew the results dramatically. https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/03/29/guns-leading-deaths-children-us/#:~:text=The%20claim%20that%20guns%20were%20the%20leading%20cause,a%20unique%20risk%20of%20age-specific%20causes%20of%20death. http://www.thegunmag.com/big-lie-are-anti-gunners-manipulating-cdc-data-on-child-gun-deaths/
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