Bob Oswald
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Facts Matter: Airlines aren't worried about flying vaccinated passengersJun 13, 2021 5:30 am - Recent social media posts suggest airline executives met to discuss the risks of flying vaccinated passengers. "Airlines are meeting today to discuss the risks of carryi...
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'We've done a lot of amazing things": Praise, criticism for Fessler as he departs Dist. 59Jun 10, 2021 1:00 am - Outgoing Superintendent Art Fessler received a mix of praise and criticism this week during his final Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 board meeting. "I like t...
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Face masks required when students return? Dist. 220 board members discussing optionsJun 07, 2021 1:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 board members are working to define the school district's position on mask requirements for students ahead of the 2021-22 school year. ...
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Facts Matter: COVID-19 vaccine doesn't kill natural antibodiesJun 06, 2021 1:00 am - Misinformation from a news broadcast is being shared to support false claims that the COVID-19 vaccine can wipe out natural antibodies. During a February news program on...
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Facts Matter: COVID vaccine doesn't inject magnetic microchipMay 29, 2021 1:00 am - Some posts on social media claim the vaccine for COVID-19 contains a microchip that is being injected into people. As purported roof, several videos show a person who ha...
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Facts Matter: Arizona election database wasn't deleted and Biden isn't a hologramMay 22, 2021 1:00 am - The technology company Cyber Ninjas was tasked last month with conducting an audit of election results in Maricopa County, Arizona, ordered by Republican state senators....
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Facts Matter: Vaccinated people don't shed viral particlesMay 16, 2021 5:30 am - A recent claim making its way through social media falsely says people who have received a vaccine against COVID-19 can shed, or spread, the virus to others who have not...
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Interest in virtual learning program for next year drops in Barrington Dist. 220May 12, 2021 1:00 am - In a March survey, about 25% of families in Barrington Community Unit School District 220 expressed interest in continuing virtual or blended learning for the 2021-22 sc...
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Facts Matter: Harris's book not part of welcoming package for migrantsMay 09, 2021 1:00 am - A recent story falsely claimed a children's book written by Vice President Kamala Harris was included in a packet given to unaccompanied migrant children at the U.S.-Mex...
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Facts Matter: Biden overstated travel with China presidentMay 02, 2021 5:30 am - In his first speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, President Joe Biden "stretched the truth" when he went off script and ad-libbed, according to The Washin...