Bob Oswald
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Facts Matter: Obama wasn't 'begging' for meeting with North Korea's KimJul 06, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump last month made history by crossing the Military Demarcation Line, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to enter North Korea. While meeting w...
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Facts Matter: No data backs up claim that 'exodus' followed state tax increaseJun 29, 2019 1:00 am - While speaking at the City Club of Chicago earlier this month, Illinois Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady of Bloomington claimed the state saw its largest drop in popu...
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Facts Matter: Neither Trump nor Pelosi required to disclose medical infoJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - A recent post shared on Twitter and Facebook argued Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, like the president, should be required to release the results of her annual health...
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Facts Matter: Manipulated Zuckerberg clip a deepfake videoJun 15, 2019 1:00 am - A recent clip of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg talking about "billions of people's stolen data" is actually a deepfake, a video in which a person's likeness h...
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Facts Matter: Americans don't breathe world's 'cleanest air'Jun 08, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump, while meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Wednesday, claimed the clean air and water in the U.S. is "setting records environmentall...
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Facts Matter: Facebook video of Pelosi differs from original clipJun 01, 2019 1:00 am - An altered Facebook video showing Nancy Pelosi slurring her speech was manipulated to the point users questioned whether the speaker of the House was drunk, according to...
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Facts Matter: Obama didn't skip cemetery service to attend Memorial Day barbecue in ChicagoMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - President Barack Obama left office 2½ years ago, but some social media users continue to circulate a false rumor about how he celebrated Memorial Day in 2010. The Faceb...
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Facts Matter: Truth on tariffs, T-shirts and quotes proves elusiveMay 18, 2019 1:00 am - "So our country can take in $120 billion a year in tariffs, paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us," Trump said at the White House earlier this month. "It's rea...
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Facts Matter: Breakdancer isn't 'Game of Thrones' actressMay 11, 2019 1:00 am - As the HBO television series "Game of Thrones" moves through its eighth and final season, the Internet is filled with information about the show. But a video posted ear...
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Facts Matter: Russian role in 2016 more than 'a couple of Facebook ads'Apr 27, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner claimed the special counsel investigation has been more harmful to the country than interference by ...