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Facts Matter: President attributes fake quote to Rep. Omar

By Bob Oswald
Jul 20, 2019 6:22 PM - President Donald Trump last week falsely accusing a U.S. representative of having praised al-Qaida, the terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks, Bob Oswald writes in his Facts Matter column.
Facts Matter: Reagan quote retweet by Trump is fake

By Bob Oswald
Jul 13, 2019 4:46 PM - Bob Oswald reports in his Facts Matter column that a Reagan quote retweeted by Trump is fake and that social media posts stating not one of the Democratic presidential candidates in the debates was wearing an American flag pin are false.
Facts Matter: Obama wasn't 'begging' for meeting with North Korea's Kim

By Bob Oswald
Jul 6, 2019 4:28 PM - There's no evidence to back up President Donald Trump's statement that former President Barack Obama was "begging" for meeting with North Korea's Kim, Bob Oswald reports in his Facts Matter column.
Facts Matter: No data backs up claim that 'exodus' followed state tax increase

Jun 29, 2019 4:25 PM - A claim by Illinois Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady of Bloomington that a middle-income exodus followed a 2017 tax hike can't be verified because the latest data is from 2016; a fish doesn't really have a human face; and a crowd claimed to be at a Trump rally was really in Toronto celebrating the Raptors NBA championship, Bob Oswald writes in his Facts Matter column.
Facts Matter: Manipulated Zuckerberg clip a deepfake video

Jun 15, 2019 4:23 PM - Columnist Bob Oswald: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg talking about "billions of people's stolen data" is actually known as a deepfake, a video in which a person's likeness has been manipulated to appear they are saying something they didn't, according to PolitiFact.com.
Editorial: Pulling back the newsroom's curtain

The Daily Herald Editorial Board
Jun 3, 2019 11:09 AM - In this editorial, the Daily Herald announces a new initiative to help readers see inside the newsroom
Facts Matter: Facebook video of Pelosi differs from original clip

Jun 1, 2019 6:05 PM - Experts conclude a Facebook video of Nancy Pelosi was altered, President Donald Trump's criticism of former Vice President Joe Biden was misleading and measles has no bearing on streaming of an episode of "The Brady Bunch," Bob Oswald writes in his Facts Matter column.
Behind the Curtain: We want to show how we cover the news

Jun 2, 2019 10:39 PM - Daily Herald Editor John Lampinen explains the introduction of a Facts Matter initiative to pull back the curtain and give the public a glimpse inside the newsroom
Behind the Curtain: We want to show how we cover the news

By John Lampinen
Jun 2, 2019 10:44 PM - Daily Herald Editor John Lampinen explains the introduction of a Facts Matter initiative to pull back the curtain and give the public a glimpse inside the newsroom
Facts Matter: Obama didn't skip cemetery service to attend Memorial Day barbecue in Chicago

May 25, 2019 5:20 PM - Even though social media might say so, President Barack Obama didn't skip Memorial Day commemorations in 2010, NASA didn't spent $165 million on pens and Drew Carey didn't wear a MAGA hat on Fox News, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.

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