Claim: A temporary memorial at the U.S. Capitol displays a pair of empty shoes to illustrate the 7,000 children killed by guns since the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Fact-check: Did These 'Empty Shoes' Accurately Represent Number of Kids Killed by Guns in the U.S.?
Verdict: mostly true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Kim Lacapria
Date published: 2018-03-13T11:33:49