However, Biden accused the NRA of spreading false information that the proposed legislation would intrude on Second Amendment rights.

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He was charged with spreading false information and linked to Bahraini opposition figures who had been arrested in August of that year.

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Leahy challenged such assertions on Thursday, saying in a toughly worded final statement that opponents of gun legislation should stop spreading false information about the panel's proposals.

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The defendants were accused of spreading "false information" via social media.

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