Washington Post makes wild claim about gun violence — but the facts destroy their narrative

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Washington Post makes wild claim about gun violence — but the facts destroy their narrative
Mar 25, 2018 8:41 am

The Washington Post claimed nearly 200,000 students have been affected by gun violence since 1999. But facts say shootings on school campus are extremely rare occurrences.

Chris Enloe Weekend Editor
 

The Washington Post printed a bold claim on its front page Saturday, the same day where hundreds of thousands of people descended on Washington to protest gun violence at the “March for Our Lives” gun control rally.

But the claim doesn’t stand up to facts.
What did the Post claim?

Printed on the center of the front page was the number “187,000.” That is the number of children who have been “exposed to gun violence at school since Columbine in 1999,” the Post claimed.

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