In a segment on NRATV on March 21, the National Rifle Association said, “March For Our Lives is backed by radicals with a history of violent threats, language and actions.”
Our ruling
The NRA said that the March For Our Lives was “backed by radicals with a history of violent threats, language and actions.” That allegation rested on the idea that the Women’s March played a major role in the march, and the NRA host mentioned two co-chairs by name.
We found no evidence that either the organization or those people were directly involved in the march. The Women’s March website did not even list the gun control march as an upcoming event.
The only significant tie between the marches is a producer who leads the Los Angeles chapter of the Women’s March. But the chapter said it was not involved, and the producer acted on her own to apply for permits and establish the March For Our Lives’ nonprofit support fund.
Major organizational muscle behind the march, both in Washington and in cities nationwide, came from two well-known gun control advocacy groups, neither of which has a history of violent behavior. A number of related organizations lent their support, including the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, and celebrity donors have given millions of dollars.
The NRA claim is without merit.
We rate it Pants on Fire.
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