Bob Oswald
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Facts Matter: Thousands did die from Puerto Rican hurricanes; Obama threatened pressSep 15, 2018 1:00 am - President Donald Trump's claim that 3,000 people did not die last year as a result of two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico is false, even by the most conservative estimat...
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Facts Matter: Fake post claims Nike protest landed man in hospitalSep 08, 2018 1:00 am - Nike's decision to make former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick the face of its "Just Do It" campaign prompted protesters to post photos of themselves destroying the com...
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Facts Matter: Sen. McCain didn't make crude attack on presidentSep 01, 2018 1:00 am - A producer of junk news was responsible for the false image, first posted on the Facebook page "America Loves Donald Trump," according to Snopes.com. Some users took the...
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False memes follow plea, conviction of Trump associatesAug 25, 2018 1:00 am - On a whirlwind news day when President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to tax fraud and his former campaign manager Paul Manafort was convicted...
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Omarosa exaggerated Chicago's weekend murder tallyAug 18, 2018 1:00 am - During a "Daily Show" stop to promote her new book, former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman claimed there were 600 murders in Chicago during a weekend earlie...
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Facts Matter: 'Plenty of water' to battle California wildfiresAug 11, 2018 1:00 am - Wildfires in Northern California are being "made so much worse" because of environmental laws responsible for available water being diverted into the Pacific Ocean, Pres...
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Facts Matter: Rival animals not at watering hole; the true Trump golf figuresAug 04, 2018 1:00 am - An image of a lion and a zebra, side by side, peacefully taking a drink at a watering hole is making the rounds on social media, captioned, "Unbelievable but true." The ...
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Viewers of interview video didn't get the 'joke'Jul 28, 2018 1:00 am - A fake interview showing a Democratic candidate give strange answers to basic questions, made up of pieced-together clips, recently topped a million Facebook views hours...
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Facts Matter: Trump's claims during Helsinki summit: What about the server?Jul 21, 2018 1:00 am - Amid questions about Russia's interference in U.S. elections during a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week in Helsinki, Finland, Preside...
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Facts Matter: Tyler Perry says social media giveaways in his name are fakeJul 14, 2018 1:00 am - Actor Tyler Perry took to Facebook to debunk recent Facebook promotions bearing his name. "I'm not giving away anything," Perry said. In a video posted on Facebook, Perr...