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Facts Matter: U.S. has not reinstated military draft

By Bob Oswald
Jan 11, 2020 6:07 PM - After some people received text messages ordering them to report for the draft, the Selective Service and military took to Twitter to refute the hoax, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.
Facts Matter: Cop's claim he was insulted goes viral. He made it up.

By Bob Oswald
Jan 4, 2020 6:56 PM - A Kansas police officer resigned after the discovery he had faked an insult he attributed to a McDonald's employee, Bob Oswald writes in his Facts Matter column.
Facts Matter: Report that Bernie Sanders is ending his campaign is false

Dec 14, 2019 6:59 PM - After California Sen. Kamala Harris' decision to end her presidential campaign, posts falsely claiming Democratic U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders was also ending his 2020 bid began showing up on social media. But Sanders is expanding his campaign, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.
Facts Matter: Post office won't deliver Christmas cards addressed to 'any soldier'

By Bob Oswald
Dec 7, 2019 4:24 PM - A social media post asking users to send an extra Christmas card to "any American soldier" is spreading false information. No such cards will be delivered, Bob Oswald writes.
Facts Matter: Fake story claims Santa beat up child molester

By Bob Oswald
Nov 30, 2019 4:47 PM - From Bob Oswald's Facts Matter round-up: A story recently posted to Facebook claiming a Wisconsin mall Santa Claus beat up a child molester is not only fake, it's been posted and debunked before
Facts Matter: Costco coupon on Facebook is bogus

By Bob Oswald
Nov 16, 2019 4:33 PM - Costco is not giving away $75 coupons, despite Facebook claims that probably are scammers' efforts to gain access to information about you, Bob Oswald said in his Facts Matter column.
Facts Matter: Trump isn't first president to donate salary

By Bob Oswald
Oct 26, 2019 5:59 PM - President Donald Trump said he's the first since George Washington to forgo a presidential salary, but in reality two others -- neither of them Washington -- have done so, Bob Oswald reports.
Facts Matter: With elections looming, watch out for fake news

By Russell Lissau
Oct 17, 2019 7:39 PM - As the 2020 primary and general elections draw closer, Americans should be wary of hoaxes, lies and smear efforts being falsely propagated as news.
Facts Matter: Climate change? People caused it, NASA says

By Bob Oswald
Oct 13, 2019 7:57 AM - Articles making the rounds on social media this month incorrectly claim NASA scientists said climate change is largely a result of the Earth's axis and tilt and unrelated to human activity. And Rep. Adam Schiff made a misleading claim about contact with a whistleblower.
How the Daily Herald uses drones for news coverage

By Elena Ferrarin
Sep 26, 2019 4:56 PM - Daily Herald Senior Director of Visual Journalism Jeff Knox gave a drone demonstration and presentation Wednesday in Arlington Heights as part of the newspaper's Facts Matter series.

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