Bob Oswald
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Facts Matter: Hurricane warning shared on social media really is from 2016Oct 01, 2022 1:00 am - Shortly before Hurricane Ian hit Florida, social media users were sharing video of Fox News anchor Shepard Smith standing in front of a weather map while delivering a hu...
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Facts Matter: Biden says pandemic 'over'; experts don't agreeSep 24, 2022 1:00 am - During a recent interview aired on "60 Minutes," President Joe Biden said the pandemic had ended. "The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID, we're still ...
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Facts Matter: Queen's death brings out conspiracy theoriesSep 17, 2022 1:00 am - Elizabeth II, queen of the United Kingdom, died Sept. 8 after nearly seven decades on the throne. After her death, conspiracy theories about the monarch went viral on so...
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Facts Matter: Object seen floating in space not UFOSep 10, 2022 1:00 am - A video showing a NASA astronaut during a spacewalk, working on the International Space Station, has been circulating on social media. The astronaut in the clip is float...
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Facts Matter: Trump didn't tell supporters to boycott midtermsSep 03, 2022 1:00 am - The FBI conducted a search last month of Mar-a-Lago, the Florida residence of former President Donald Trump, reportedly leaving with classified documents. After the sear...
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Facts Matter: Monkeypox spread through close contact, not mosquito bitesAug 27, 2022 1:00 am - Monkeypox cases have increased recently in the U.S. and globally. According to experts, the disease spreads through close contact. But some social media users have offer...
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Facts Matter: Kinzinger said Trump won, but he didn't mean the 2020 electionAug 20, 2022 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Channahon, serves on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol building and voted to i...
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Facts Matter: Supreme Court was within its power to overturn Roe v. WadeAug 13, 2022 1:00 am - During a briefing earlier this month, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about President Joe Biden's response to the Supreme Court overturning the ...
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Facts matter: Ammunition launch not just prior to Pelosi's Taiwan tripAug 06, 2022 1:00 am - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday visited Taiwan amid threats from China. She is the highest-level U.S. official to visit there in the past 25 years. Social media us...
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Facts Matter: Yes, arrests were made during Jan. 6 attack - and many more followedJul 30, 2022 1:00 am - A recent post claims there were no arrests inside the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, and, thus, no crimes were committed. "Why was nobody arrested inside of the Capit...