Bob Oswald
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Facts Matter: Copycat 'QAnon Shaman' not part of Brazil riotsJan 14, 2023 12:00 am - Rioters supporting Brazil's former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings last week in the capital city of BrasÃlia, protesting new President Lu...
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Facts Matter: False information follows football player's collapseJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, during a Monday Night Football game last week against the Cincinnati Bengals, made a tackle, got up and immediately collapsed. He suff...
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Facts Matter: No evidence that postal uniforms were stolen and used in robbery ruseDec 31, 2022 12:00 am - A recent post bears a warning for other social media users. A Dec. 19 Facebook post, shared nearly 4,000 times, claims "the United States Postal Service uniform store" w...
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Facts Matter: View of Chicago skyline across lake doesn't prove flat EarthDec 17, 2022 12:00 am - A photo showing the Chicago skyline, taken at the Indiana Dunes State Park on the other side of Lake Michigan, was posted on social media as proof that the world is flat...
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Facts Matter: Beer-smuggling photo not from World Cup in QatarDec 10, 2022 12:00 am - Just before the World Cup was set to open in Qatar, officials there banned the sale of beer at the stadiums. Some social media users appeared to show how fans were getti...
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Facts Matter: Soccer players didn't die from vaccineDec 03, 2022 12:00 am - Before the beginning of the FIFA World Cup, a post appeared to link the deaths of soccer players and coaches to the COVID-19 vaccine. The Instagram post, which first app...
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Facts Matter: Deadly Colorado shooting was not a false flagNov 26, 2022 12:00 am - As numerous bits of false information circulate on social media each day, the most vile posts are those that follow tragic events in which regular, innocent people are k...
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Facts Matter: Voter fraud doesn't increase with mail-in ballotsNov 19, 2022 12:00 am - After the midterm elections, many fraud claims were focused on mail-in ballots. Citing unofficial results from a Florida election, an Instagram user pointed to Democrat ...
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Facts Matter: Trump posts false voting claim on Election DayNov 12, 2022 12:00 am - The midterm elections brought out a flurry of false information, and some came from former President Donald Trump. "The Absentee Ballot situation in Detroit is REALLY BA...
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Facts Matter: False reports flow following Paul Pelosi attackNov 05, 2022 1:00 am - Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked brutally last week by a man armed with a hammer who broke into the couple's San Francisco home. Nancy Pe...