Everytown for Gun Safety says a man who spoke at a February rally for gun safety it helped organize in Frankfort [Kentucky] lied about his experience surviving a school shooting.
The event, which the Lantern and other media outlets covered, happened Feb. 12 in the Kentucky State Capitol. Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action hosted a variety of speakers who advocated against gun violence.
One of the speakers, Calvin Polachek, said that when he was a high school student in Pennsylvania, he lost people in a school shooting, including claiming that he saw his best friend lying in a pool of blood.
Polachek “is not an active volunteer with Moms Demand Action or Students Demand Action, and we are deeply disappointed that someone would exploit the tragic, lived experience of many to use our platform to share a story that was not true,” Sarah Boland Heine, the senior director of communications for Everytown, said in a Wednesday statement. The Lantern reached out to Moms Demand Action, which is part of the Everytown gun safety group network, after receiving numerous messages from people who said they were classmates or relatives of Polachek and that the shooting never happened.
— Sarah Ladd in Gun safety group says UofL student lied about surviving high school shooting
I’m shocked! Shocked I say, to find out that an anti- rights activist is lying…
I’m surprised they admitted his grift instead of just reframing him as an “experiencer of how the constant threat of gun violence has reshaped the school years for millions of American children.”
If any action demanding moms want to send $5 mil my way to help you pander to idiots just drop me a line.
uncanny, that guy looks the exact replica of my high school pal steve. (gay, aids victim, prolly not his progeny).
“‘Polachek’ is not an active volunteer with Moms Demand Action or Students Demand Action, and we are deeply disappointed that someone would exploit the tragic, lived experience of many to use our platform to share a story that was not true,” Sarah Boland Heine, the senior director of communications for Everytown, said in a Wednesday statement.”
That’s a lot of words to just say “we got caught pulling another con job on the public.”
Ya’ll are not sorry at all that his story wasn’t true. Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety have put out a lot of lies, its pretty much a standard thing for y’all. You are only sorry you got so very quickly and publicly caught in this lie.
Many of the “survivors” are no more that then a person claiming they survived a bank robbery that occurred at the other end of the mini mall where they were shopping.
Phony shooting survivor, like David Hogg?
2 States Push Back Against Gun Control!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IQ9lDsgbVQ
SBR Decriminalization Headed to the [Texas] Governor!
Texas is one signature away from a major Second Amendment win. Senate Bill 1596 would decriminalize short-barreled firearms under state law—but what does that mean for federal enforcement? Armed Attorneys Richard Hayes and Emily Taylor break it down.
In this video:
What does S.B. 1596 actually do?
Does this mean SBRs are now legal in Texas?
How does this bill interact with federal NFA regulations?
Could state law enforcement still cooperate with federal agencies?
Will the Governor sign it—and when would it take effect?
📜 Bill Text – S.B. No. 1596 by Sen. Hagenbuch:
Removes the definition of “short-barreled firearm” from Texas law
Eliminates state-level criminal penalties for possession
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnEccXgJ9tU
Facing Mounting P320 Lawsuits SIG Asks For Immunity. [anti-gun is furious]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulIJpQVUeFE
[New York crazy, again….] BREAKING: Walmart sued for selling literal toy guns!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzWh_l9uOWQ
Gun Controllers Blame Dems For Suppressor Removal Loss BECAUSE THEY DIED IN OFFICE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgVDvi41Lv0
BREAKING NEWS: MAJOR TRUMP SCOTUS WIN JUST NOW!
SCOTUS entered an order awarding a major win to President Trump in his fight to seal the border and deport aliens. Mark Smith Four Boxes Diner discusses.
video for above > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uniiovKEZ1I
SCOTUS Agrees Trump Can Revoke Temporary Legal Status Of 500K Foreign Nationals…
https://thefederalist.com/2025/05/30/scotus-agrees-trump-can-revoke-temporary-legal-status-of-500k-foreign-nationals-for-now/
Get All Your Shopping Done Now So You Don’t Have To Go Out Till Independence Day.
“If you care about the mental or spiritual health of children, don’t shop where pride is sold. Recognize that you are being used.
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Pride stickers and other rainbow trinkets have already been popping up at check-out counters at mom and pop shops and big box stores in anticipation of LGBT ‘pride month.’ By June 1, gay, lesbian, trans, and “queer” merchandise will be at peak stock, signaling a great time to put your debit card on ice until it is over.
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https://thefederalist.com/2025/05/30/get-all-your-shopping-done-now-so-you-dont-have-to-go-out-till-independence-day/
Biden Admin ‘Ignored Or Dismissed’ More Than 7,000 Reports Of Trafficking Migrant Kids.
“The Biden administration ‘ignored or dismissed’ more than 65,000 reports related to migrant children — including more than 7,300 reports of human trafficking, according to details of a Department of Health and Human Services summary released by Sen. Chuck Grassley.
Of the reports, 56,591 were ‘notifications of concern, 7,346 reports of human trafficking and 1,688 fraud leads,’ according to a press release from Grassley. The Trump administration has since taken the responsibility on, having processed more than 28 percent of the backlog left by the Biden administration, according to the press release. There have been seven indictments, 25 arrest warrants, 11 arrests and three convictions, according to the release.
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https://thefederalist.com/2025/05/30/biden-admin-ignored-or-dismissed-more-than-7000-reports-of-trafficking-migrant-kids/
An Anti-Gunner Darling Was Just Exposed As a Fraud – and I Couldn’t Be Happier.
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Calvin Polachek, a 23-year-old University of Louisville student, has been exposed for fabricating a school shooting he supposedly survived. In February, he spoke at a MOMS Demand Action and Students Demand Action event in which he recalled how he had to “walk past that spot where I saw my best friend and pretend it was all normal.”
He also said his brother and nine other people died in the attack.
He continued: ‘It was not normal. Folks, that’s been eight years, and I’ve been talking about this every single day since then for eight years.’
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Several students and officials at the Dallas high school that he attended repudiated his tall tale.
‘It’s my 26th year in Dallas [School District] and I could tell you that thankfully we’ve never had an event like that in our school district,’ Dallas School Superintendent Thomas Duffy told WHAS. ‘It’s very troubling and disheartening that [it] was a story that was being promulgated.’
Dallas Township Police Chief Doug Higgins, in a post on Facebook, confirmed that ‘There has never been a school shooting at Dallas High School.’ He further stated that Polachek’s false claims ‘are deeply troubling.’
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Polachek’s story continued to unravel when other students began poking holes in his story. Several people confirmed that his brother, Luke, was still alive.
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https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2025/05/30/anti-gunner-activist-lied-about-surviving-a-school-shooting-n2657898