Bob Oswald
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Facts Matter: Soccer players didn't die from vaccineDec 03, 2022 12:00 am - Before the beginning of the FIFA World Cup, a post appeared to link the deaths of soccer players and coaches to the COVID-19 vaccine. The Instagram post, which first app...
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Facts Matter: Deadly Colorado shooting was not a false flagNov 26, 2022 12:00 am - As numerous bits of false information circulate on social media each day, the most vile posts are those that follow tragic events in which regular, innocent people are k...
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Facts Matter: Voter fraud doesn't increase with mail-in ballotsNov 19, 2022 12:00 am - After the midterm elections, many fraud claims were focused on mail-in ballots. Citing unofficial results from a Florida election, an Instagram user pointed to Democrat ...
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Facts Matter: Trump posts false voting claim on Election DayNov 12, 2022 12:00 am - The midterm elections brought out a flurry of false information, and some came from former President Donald Trump. "The Absentee Ballot situation in Detroit is REALLY BA...
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Facts Matter: False reports flow following Paul Pelosi attackNov 05, 2022 1:00 am - Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked brutally last week by a man armed with a hammer who broke into the couple's San Francisco home. Nancy Pe...
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Facts Matter: Republicans did not announce plans to gut benefitsOct 29, 2022 1:00 am - An image circulating on social media appears to show an agenda worked up by House Republicans going into the midterms. An Oct. 17 Instagram post of the graphic, which in...
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Facts Matter: Old data used in claim about COVID vaccinesOct 22, 2022 1:00 am - A misleading post appears to claim there is a connection between the COVID-19 vaccines and cancer in younger adults. The Oct. 16 Instagram post includes a meme showing t...
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Facts Matter: Musk didn't restore Trump's suspended Twitter accountOct 15, 2022 1:00 am - Elon Musk's on-and-off deal to purchase Twitter actually could be finalized as the billionaire and SpaceX founder has expressed renewed interest in making it happen at a...
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Facts Matter: Hurricane warning shared on social media really is from 2016Oct 01, 2022 1:00 am - Shortly before Hurricane Ian hit Florida, social media users were sharing video of Fox News anchor Shepard Smith standing in front of a weather map while delivering a hu...
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Facts Matter: Biden says pandemic 'over'; experts don't agreeSep 24, 2022 1:00 am - During a recent interview aired on "60 Minutes," President Joe Biden said the pandemic had ended. "The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID, we're still ...