Bob Oswald
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Facts Matter: Fake photo used to push theory terrorists set fire at Notre DameApr 20, 2019 1:00 am - As the 850-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was in flames last week, social media was filled with images posted by people at the scene. But one photo of two men l...
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Facts Matter: Russian president wanted Trump to win electionApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - By Bob Oswald President Donald Trump recently said Russia would have preferred Hillary Clinton had won the 2016 presidential election. That's not what Russian President ...
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Facts Matter: Breaking news is not media manipulationMar 30, 2019 1:00 am - A Facebook post earlier this month shows two side-by-side copies of The Wall Street Journal with very different headlines and the claim, "Same paper, same dates, differe...
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Facts Matter: Trump misstated McCain's role in veteran's health programMar 23, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump took credit last week for the Veterans Choice health care program and criticized the role of U.S. Sen. John McCain, who died of brain cancer last ...
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Oswald: That's FLOTUS next to the president, not a stand-inMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump and first lady Melania visited Alabama earlier this month to honor the victims of March 3 tornadoes. Photos and video from the event reignited a ...
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Facts Matter: Social media post exaggerates cost of special counsel investigationMar 09, 2019 12:00 am - Reports on social media claim special counsel Robert Mueller has spent more than $50 million in taxpayer funds looking into Russian interference during the 2016 election...
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Facts Matter: No truth to claim Smollett was offered job at CNNFeb 23, 2019 12:00 am - A recent story that actor Jussie Smollett was offered a job as an investigative reporter for CNN is false, according to Snopes.com. The article was published by satirica...
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Facts Matter: El Chapo didn't testify at trial that he funded DemocratsFeb 16, 2019 12:00 am - A flurry of social media posts last week claimed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman testified during his trial that he gave millions of dollars to Democrats Nancy Pe...
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Facts Matter: Checking in on State of the Union, Democratic responseFeb 09, 2019 12:00 am - President Donald Trump's State of the Union address and the Democratic response given by Georgia politician Stacey Abrams on Tuesday had fact checkers on overdrive. Whil...
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Facts Matter: Reagan did take his jacket off in Oval OfficeFeb 02, 2019 12:00 am - Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, during a Wednesday morning interview about a possible run for president, repeated a false rumor about Ronald Reagan that has been ar...