Bob Oswald
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Facts Matter: Republicans did not announce plans to gut benefitsOct 29, 2022 1:00 am - An image circulating on social media appears to show an agenda worked up by House Republicans going into the midterms. An Oct. 17 Instagram post of the graphic, which in...
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Facts Matter: Old data used in claim about COVID vaccinesOct 22, 2022 1:00 am - A misleading post appears to claim there is a connection between the COVID-19 vaccines and cancer in younger adults. The Oct. 16 Instagram post includes a meme showing t...
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Facts Matter: Musk didn't restore Trump's suspended Twitter accountOct 15, 2022 1:00 am - Elon Musk's on-and-off deal to purchase Twitter actually could be finalized as the billionaire and SpaceX founder has expressed renewed interest in making it happen at a...
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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...