Fact Check: Have Over 1,600 ‘Mass Shootings’ Occurred Since Sandy Hook?

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Fact Check: Have Over 1,600 ‘Mass Shootings’ Occurred Since Sandy Hook?

Emily Larsen / @emilyelarsen / February 20, 2018 / comments
 

The New York Times editorial board said more than 1,600 mass shootings have occurred in the U.S. since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School more than five years ago, in December 2012.

Verdict: Unsubstantiated

 

No universally accepted definition exists for “mass shooting,” but the one used by the Times is extremely broad. Another liberal news outlet, Mother Jones, identified only 35 mass shootings since Sandy Hook, using a narrower set of criteria.

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