Is gun violence really the leading cause of death for children? Deaths from gun violence, after remaining relatively stable from 1999 to 2014, have spiked in recent years, to a peak of 48,830 in 2021, according to data maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But has gun violence become so horrific that it is now the leading cause of death for children? The Biden White House, in various venues, has made that claim. "Gun violence is the leading cause of death of children," said a Jan. 25 news release. But the source cited in the news release — a 2022 study by the Center for Gun Violence Solutions at Johns Hopkins University — reports data with a broader focus. It cites gun deaths of "children and teens," meaning it includes deaths of 18- and 19-year-olds, who are legally considered adults in most states. When you focus only on children — 17 and younger — motor vehicle deaths (broadly defined) still rank No. 1, as they have for six decades, though the gap is rapidly closing. Indeed, deaths of children from gun violence have increased about 50 percent from 2019 to 2021, the CDC data shows. During the coronavirus pandemic, there was a surge in firearm sales and an increase in the use of firearms in deaths by suicide — especially among children in rural areas. You can read our full report by clicking this link. Updated: With the release of the special counsel's report of President Biden's handling of classified documents, we updated our explainer on classified documents and the differences between the cases involving Biden and former president Donald Trump. Enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to someone else who'd like it! If this email was forwarded to you, sign up here. Did you hear something fact-checkable? Send it here; we'll check it out. After Supreme Court arguments, Trump offers his false Jan. 6 history After saying he'd listened to the Supreme Court oral arguments Thursday on whether Colorado and other states can bar him from appearing on the ballot in his bid to return to the White House, Trump reverted to one of his signature falsehoods. The ballot case centers on whether Trump is disqualified from office because he supported an insurrection. Trump, in his Mar-a-Lago remarks, referred to what his detractors "kept saying about what I said right after the insurrection … if it was an insurrection." He claimed that what he really did was offer "very beautiful, very heartwarming statements" during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. He also suggested people should view the video he posted late in the day — or as he put it, "very shortly after." In reality, as documented in the House select committee report on the Jan. 6 attack and other reporting, Trump was reluctant to take action to calm the situation, even as his staff pleaded with him to tell the rioters to leave the Capitol. Trump's tweets were so inadequate, in the view of staff members, that many resolved to resign. Our report details how the day evolved, tweet by tweet. Click the link below to read it. About the cats: It's a Friday and sometimes our fact checks deal with heavy subjects. So we hope to bring a smile to your face. We're always looking for fact-check suggestions. You can reach us via email, Twitter (@GlennKesslerWP and @AdriUsero) or Facebook. We're also on TikTok. Read about our process and rating scale here, and sign up for the newsletter here. Scroll down to read other gun-related fact checks | 
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