Bob Oswald
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Facts matter: Debunking the fake news that followed shooting at newspaperJul 07, 2018 1:00 am - False reports seem to follow tragedy, and the mass shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, was no exception. Five people were killed June 28 at...
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Facts Matter: Precious stones are not dropping from the skyJun 30, 2018 1:00 am - The Hawaiian islands offer beautiful beaches and tropical vegetation. But you won't find semiprecious crystals falling from the sky. Olivine, a common mineral formed und...
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Facts Matter: Trump tweet goes viral - but it's fakeJun 23, 2018 1:00 am - A fake Twitter post appearing to be sent by President Donald Trump commented about the stock market and included a misspelling. Its actual author says he was shocked wh...
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Facts Matter: Parkland activists' financial backing isn't from billionaire SorosJun 16, 2018 1:00 am - Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students' national tour to reform gun laws and urge young people to vote resurrected a social media claim that their efforts are ban...
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Facts Matter: Were Roseanne's other Twitter comments true?Jun 02, 2018 1:00 am - Roseanne Barr's Twitter posts denigrating a former adviser to President Barack Obama led ABC executives to cancel her show “Roseanne” on Tuesday. ABC Entertainment Pres...
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Oswald: Fake news floods social media after school shootingMay 26, 2018 1:00 am - Investigators could not pinpoint a motive after a 17-year-old boy killed 10 people May 18 at Santa Fe High School in Texas, The Associated Press reported. "(It was) one ...
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Facts Matter: Manure dumped on boss's suburban lawn — falseMay 19, 2018 1:00 am - Does it matter? Each of us is faced with a constantly changing barrage of information. Some items are journalistic and fact-based. Some have a highly partisan spin. Othe...
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