Bob Oswald
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
Facts Matter: Claim Pelosi planned to take family to Afghanistan is falseJan 26, 2019 12:00 am - A recent blog post said U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had planned to bring 93 family members with her on a trip to Afghanistan that was canceled by President Donald Tr...
-
Facts Matter: Group distributes fake edition of Washington PostJan 19, 2019 12:00 am - The banner headline, "Unpresidented," was splashed across the front page of a fake newspaper made to look like The Washington Post, according to the real Washington Post...
-
Facts Matter: Ted Nugent isn't planning benefit concert for border wallJan 12, 2019 12:00 am - A story recently shared on social media said rocker Ted Nugent had put together a star-studded concert to raise money to fund President Donald Trump's wall at the southe...
-
Facts Matter: Melania is the sixth first lady to visit a war zoneJan 05, 2019 12:00 am - A recent social media post asks, "Did you know that Melania is the first first lady to visit troops in a war zone?" News fact-checking website Snopes.com says you should...
-
Facts Matter: Ordering pizza is not a known distress signalDec 22, 2018 12:00 am - A recent social media post claims a person needing to call 911 without tipping off others within earshot should dial the number and pretend to order a pizza. But an offi...