Bob Oswald
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Facts Matter: Trump touts manufacturing boom, but factory jobs down 740,000Aug 22, 2020 1:00 am - President Donald Trump, during a news conference earlier this month, claimed parts of the economy are doing very well. "The manufacturing sector is booming and the produ...
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Facts Matter: Kamala Harris eligible for presidencyAug 15, 2020 1:00 am - Reports of breaking news, weather emergencies or other events are routinely followed by misinformation. Presidential candidate Joe Biden's announcement of his pick for v...
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Facts Matter: U.S. didn't reject Black Statue of LibertyAug 08, 2020 1:00 am - A Facebook meme falsely claims the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor was the second choice after the U.S. turned down the first version. "The first Statue of Liberty ...
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Oswald: NASA didn't discover new constellation, change zodiac signsAug 01, 2020 1:00 am - An "old hoax" made the rounds on social media in July, claiming the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has discovered a new constellation and all the zodiac s...
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Facts Matter: Obama didn't sign law to 'snatch' protestorsJul 25, 2020 3:00 pm - Following President Donald Trump's deployment of federal agents to Portland, Oregon, and talk of sending other agents to Chicago, social media users falsely claimed it w...
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Facts Matter: Daily death comparison uses out-of-date COVID-19 dataJul 18, 2020 1:00 am - A meme circulating on social media this month falsely claims a small number of daily deaths stem from the coronavirus compared to that of deaths from other diseases, acc...
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Facts Matter: Coin shortage due to COVID-19, not conspiracyJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - A recent social media post falsely said a coin shortage in the U.S. was a sign of an impending one-world government. The false claim included a photo of a sign in a groc...
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Facts Matter: Pneumonia not caused by wearing face maskJul 04, 2020 1:00 am - A social media post by a woman running for congressional seat in Florida falsely claims wearing a face mask can cause an infection. "Excessive use of face masks causes f...
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Facts Matter: Aunt Jemima a figure in recent false claimsJun 27, 2020 1:00 am - A photo circulating on social media purporting to show Aunt Jemima holding a stack of pancakes while chained to a table is actually a modern artist's interpretation of t...
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Facts Matter: Trump comment about staying past his term was in jestJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - Social media users this month have been sharing comments in which Donald Trump said he won't leave the presidential office, even if he isn't reelected. These claims are ...