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Snopes Debunker - Viral pics of kids handling guns at NRA convention, Rep. Paul Gosar links to Holocaust-denying website in newsletter, and the whole truth about Parmesan cheese

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April 19, 2023

Today: Viral pics of kids handling guns at NRA convention, Rep. Paul Gosar links to Holocaust-denying website in newsletter, and the whole truth about Parmesan cheese

Are These Real Photos of Kids Holding Guns at the 2023 NRA Convention?

On April 16, photographs began to spread on social media claiming to show children holding guns at the National Rifle Association's annual convention. The convention took place from April 14-16, 2023, in Indianapolis, Indiana.


"Photos of children handling guns at the NRA annual meeting in Indianapolis this weekend by @evelynpix at @Reuters," Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts posted. The pics went super-viral, super-fast.


Snopes' Izz Scott Magdeleine reports.

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