US Congressman Thomas Massie claims in a widely shared tweet that a series of photos shows Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recruits learning to use firearms and make arrests. This is misleading; the pictures show students with toy guns in mock IRS criminal investigations at a university in October 2017 and March 2022, and relatively few agents are authorized to carry guns. “These are not auditions for the next Police Academy sequel," said Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, in an August 16, 2022 tweet with three photos that show people wearing police vests and holding what appear to be firearms. "This...