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They accused Republican nominee Lisa Demuth of lying about allowing a vote on gun safety legislation.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T02:45:54.022Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-23T01:54:54.632Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-23T02:45:54.022Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":60,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"One outlet provided a full report; 17 others provided digests, with claims attributed to named individuals.","critic":"The reporting clearly separates the endorsement event from the debate and quotes directly from the individuals involved.","hype":"Headlines and digests use strong language like 'blasted' and 'lied to us' without full context."}},"tags":["#GunSafety","#Election2026","#Endorsements","#PoliticalDebate","#VictimsFamilies"],"entities":["Jackie Flavin","Mike Moyski","Harper Moyski","Amy Klobuchar","Lisa Demuth"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Jackie Flavin and Mike Moyski, parents of Harper Moyski who died in the Annunciation shooting, endorsed Amy Klobuchar for governor.","The parents stated that Republican nominee Lisa Demuth promised them she would allow a vote on a gun safety package but did not.","Demuth's campaign stated she promised bills would be introduced, go through the process, and be voted on, which they claim happened eight times.","Demuth's campaign also said she supported elements of the parents' agenda, such as mobile crisis grants and threat reporting systems."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Jackie Flavin and Mike Moyski, parents of Harper Moyski who was killed in the Annunciation shooting, have endorsed Amy Klobuchar for governor. The couple stated that Republican nominee Lisa Demuth had promised them she would allow a vote on a gun safety package but did not. Klobuchar, the Democratic nominee, brought up the issue during a televised debate with Demuth."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"During the debate, Klobuchar accused Demuth of lying to the Moyski family in their living room about allowing a vote on gun safety legislation. Demuth responded that she gave her word that bills would be introduced, go through the process, and be voted on, which she stated occurred eight times. Demuth's campaign later issued a statement saying she supported elements of the parents' agenda, including mobile crisis grants and threat reporting systems."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement over Demuth's promise"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Klobuchar stated that Demuth promised the Moyski family she would allow a vote on a gun safety package but did not. Demuth's campaign stated she gave her word that bills would be introduced, go through the process, and be voted on, which they claim happened eight times. The parents, Jackie Flavin and Mike Moyski, called Demuth's defence 'bullshit' and stated she blocked the bill from happening."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mention that Demuth had previously taken credit for preventing a gun violence prevention bill from advancing. 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