Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-25 05:26:58 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 36908D8FFBBFA9550D6E19EC85EEE70002F5C65AC2DC9A1415F58C11346438DC
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This claim misrepresented a 2017 WaPo report about FBI directive removing hundreds of thousands of fugitives from the background check database for gun purchases. This was under the Trump Administration. There was no indication that the fugitives removed were pedophiles. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/31/instagram-posts/claim-misrepresents-removal-of-500000-fugitives-fr/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/05/05/no-obama-didnt-remove-500000-pedophiles-from-fbi-database/70182649007/ https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-obama-remove-pedophiles-background-check-901523440708
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