Snopes Debunker - Rumors about the Texas school shooting suspect, universal background checks for guns, and a cereal mascot's gender identity

​ WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker May 25, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: Rumors about the Texas school shooting suspect, universal background checks for guns, and a cereal mascot's gender identity ​ Did the Texas School Shooting Suspect ‘Cross the Border Illegally’? A gunman fatally shot at least 21 people at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. Authorities said police killed the suspected gunman, Salvador Ramos, 18, at the scene. Not long after the news broke, the Twitter page belonging to the nonprofit organization Code of Vets posted a tweet speculating, without offering evidence, that Ramos may have been an undocumented immigrant. Bethania Palma reports. Read Now Help Snopes Today Your subscription to the Snopes Debunker is just one of many ways your can support our team and back our mission. $5 $10 $20 $50 $100 $200 ​View More Options Fact Checks and Original Reporting Do 90% of Americans Want Universal Background Checks for Gun Buys? NBA Coach Steve Kerr called on legislators to pass H.R. 8 after another school shooting left 19 children dead in Texas. Read Story. Was the Last NYC Pay Phone Really Removed? Here are the facts behind the endlessly shared viral rumor that claimed New York City removed its "last" and "final" pay phone in May 2022. Read Story. No, Rice Krispies Did Not Announce ‘Pop Is Now a Trans Woman’ The same stupid memes, from the same stupid sources, every stupid time. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks News Biden Says ‘We Have to Act’ After Texas School Shooting Lamenting a uniquely American tragedy, an anguished and angry President Joe Biden delivered an urgent call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman shot and killed at least 19 children at a Texas elementary school. Read More After Texas Shooting, Conn. Senator Begs for Gun Compromise A U.S. senator who came to Congress representing the Connecticut community where 26 elementary school students and educators were killed nearly a decade ago begged his colleagues to pass legislation addressing the nation's gun violence problem. Read More School Massacre Continues Texas’ Grim Run of Mass Shootings Once again, one of America's deadliest mass shootings happened in Texas. Read More

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