Claim: "In the rest of the world, there have been 18 school shootings in the last twenty years. In the U.S., there have been 18 school shootings since January 1."
Fact-check: Comparison of school shootings in US, world lacks support
Verdict: barely-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Tom Kertscher
Date published: 2018-02-15T00:00:00