Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-29 18:42:17 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2E8FF906FFEF963CE5AEC73A9E5FEE492DF5AC415DF870EFCB7803A409C6603C
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Original Note:
Proposed Note relies on cherry-picked data. Tweet refers to "children," not an age group. "Accidents" include accidental shootings, so it still counts as gun-related. Numerous studies support tweet. https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/cdc-provisional-data-gun-suicides-reach-all-time-high-in-2022-gun-homicides-down-slightly-from-2021 https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/06/gun-deaths-among-us-kids-rose-50-percent-in-two-years/ https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/issue-brief/child-and-teen-firearm-mortality-in-the-u-s-and-peer-countries/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/29/health/us-children-gun-deaths-dg/index.html Even the sources attached to the Note support the tweet's claim. https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2022/06/07/fact-check-firearms-leading-cause-death-children/7529783001/
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