Former Congressional candidate Nina Turner's attempt to politicize school shootings on Monday received fact-checking from critics on social media.
A student and a teacher were shot and killed by a teenager at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, police said. The alleged gunman was found dead by police, following an apparent suicide.
“These gun death statistics are completely fabricated by anti-2A activists.”
“Firearms are now the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States. This is unacceptable.” said Social media turner.
Her claim was quickly criticized as misleading because it relied on including statistics on shootings of people 18 and older. A community note to the tweet set out a rebuttal, and detractors responded on social media.
“The leading cause of death for children (ages 0-17) is accidents. This gun death statistic is completely fabricated by anti-2A activists. This statistic includes 18- and 19-year-olds. They can inflate this number with gang violence.” read One of the most common reactions.
“Projection is a funny thing. The people who were the most vocal about social media 'misinformation' (Democrats and journalists) are now the ones most often exposed by facts tagged in community notes.” answered Another critic.
Others pointed out that abortion kills far more children.
“In fact, abortion is the leading cause of death for children. In 2022, there were 2,500 child deaths and 613,300 abortions related to gun violence in the United States; This means that nearly 24,532% more children died from abortion than in the United States. answered Kristan Hawkins of Students for Life.
The National Rifle Association documented attempts The media has been spreading misinformation for years.
Turner, who lost the 2021 Democratic primary in Ohio's 11th Congressional District, blamed “evil money” manipulation despite spending far more than his victorious opponent. She rose to prominence as co-chair of Sen. Bernie Sanders (R-Vermont)'s 2016 presidential campaign.
She was also ridiculed when she tried to show support for student loan forgiveness, which instead emboldened those opposed to the policy.
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