RealFakeLies
Sign in Create account
Trending CLM-55ABB4C8

AI-extracted claim

“The deadliest shooting in the country's history took place in Nova Scotia in 2020 when a gunman killed 22 people”
The New York Times by Vjosa Isai View original article

Analyzed on 2026-09-30T06:41:37+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-30

Disputed (Unsupported)

Plain language: The weight of evidence contradicts this claim.

Credibility score

0

out of 100

Based on 4 sources

Moderate confidence

01

Original context

Show passage from source article
The country’s deadliest mass shooting, in Nova Scotia, precipitated the creation of the program after 23 people, including the attacker, died in April 2020.

Extracted from: Canada Launched Major Gun Reforms in 2020 After Its Deadliest Mass Shooting , The New York Times

02

Evidence

2 support 1 contradict 1 context
The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Contradicts

“It was the third deadliest shooting in Canada’s history.”

Students and Teachers Hid in School for Hours During British Columbia Shooting

Read source
The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“The country’s deadliest mass shooting, in Nova Scotia, precipitated the creation of the program after 23 people, including the attacker, died in April 2020.”

Canada Launched Major Gun Reforms in 2020 After Its Deadliest Mass Shooting

Read source
The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“The deadliest in the country’s history took place in Nova Scotia, in 2020, when a gunman killed 22 other people in multiple locations, then killed himself.”

Canada Updates: Police Identify Suspect in Mass Shooting

Read source
The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Context

“In 2020, Gabriel Wortman killed 22 people in the eastern province of Nova Scotia.”

Tumbler Ridge Shooting: What to Know About the Victims and Suspect

Read source

Bias distribution of supporting sources

← Left Center Right →

Mean bias -0.20

05

Community Takes

No Takes have been written on this claim yet. Sign in to write a Take.

06

Metadata

Claim ID CLM-55ABB4C8
Slug the-deadliest-shooting-in-the-countrys-history-took-place-i-55abb4c8
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 226 d ago
Velocity 0.1/hr
Bias 0.00
Historical Crime