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Claimant: Social Media / Elon Musk
Claim: Transgender people are responsible for more mass shootings than any other demographic group.
Rating: FALSE
Explanation: Gun Violence Archive data show only five cases since 2013 in which a mass shooting perpetrator was transgender—about 0.1% of roughly 5,000 incidents. Experts said the viral chart relies on flawed comparisons and small samples. Research consistently shows U.S. mass shooters are overwhelmingly male.
Date: 02/22/2026
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Last Updated on February 22, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check