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As Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) came under scrutiny for his position on gun control in February 2018 following a mass school shooting in his state, a meme containing two quote ostensibly uttered by the senator about felons and their right to own guns gained renewed attention online: This meme was originally posted to the now defunct Facebook page Stop The World The Teabaggers Want Off in 2015. This Facebook group was well-known for creating fake quotes and attributing them to various politicians. A disclaimer in the group's About section read: We found no record of Rubio uttering either of these phrases on the dates in the meme (or at any other time) in any credible publication. When we searched for Rubio's position on felons owning guns, we also found that the above quote may not represent the Senator's political stance on the issue. After the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, for instance, a spokesperson for Rubio said that the senator was open to gun control measures that would keep weapons out of the hands of criminals: Rubio has not taken an official stance on restoring the voting rights of felons, as far as we can tell, but the senator's state does prevent millions of former criminals from voting. Furthermore, while campaigning for the senate in 2009, Rubio appeared to criticize his opponent, Charlie Crist, for restor(ing) the rights of felons to vote automatically in Florida. That was nearly a decade ago, however, and may not reflect Rubio's current stance on the issue.
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