In a Facebook post on May 18, Florida gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham said, “So far this year, more students have been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones.”
Our ruling
Graham wrote, “So far this year, more students have been killed in schools than soldiers in combat zones.”
On the numbers, she is right. This year at least, within Graham’s stated parameters, exactly twice as many students have died in school shootings than military personnel have died in combat zones.
It is important to know, however, the likelihood of being killed in a combat zone is still vastly higher than it is in a school.
The statement is accurate but needs additional information. That meets our definition of Mostly True.
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