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Facts Matter: Photojournalists free to show Biden climbing Air Force One steps

By Bob Oswald
Apr 11, 2021 7:57 AM - Photojournalists aren't banned from showing Biden; the flag behind Jill Biden represented the United Farm Workers, not the Nazis; and an image from Brazil was misrepresented as happening in Texas, Bob Oswald writes in his Facts Matter column.
Facts Matter: Pfizer CEO didn't refuse vaccine

Apr 4, 2021 1:19 PM - A recent social media post falsely claimed Albert Bourla, the chairman and CEO of Pfizer Inc., the pharmaceutical company that helped develop a COVID-19 vaccine, rejected the chance to be vaccinated himself. It was based on a Dec. 14, 2020 interview when the 59-year-old Bourla told CNBC he was waiting his turn. He has since received two doses of the vaccine.
Facts Matter: Nothing fake about Colorado shooting that left 10 dead

Mar 27, 2021 5:10 PM - Ten people, including a police officer, were killed by a gunman carrying at AR-15-style weapon in a Boulder, Colorado, grocery store on March 22 and social media users immediately spread false information about the shooting. At least one Facebook post with 60,000 followers said it was a "False flag like most of the others."
Facts matter: Biden exaggerated March 6 vaccine numbers

Mar 21, 2021 12:32 AM - During a recent event, President Joe Biden touted his administration's vaccine success, pointing to March 6 and citing a single-day record of 2.9 million vaccinations. The number was actually for multiple days, not just one.
Facts matter: Dr. Seuss books were not banned by Biden

Mar 13, 2021 5:17 PM - A Facebook post blamed President Joe Biden for the decision to stop publishing six Dr. Seuss books. That was an internal company decision made by Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Hasbro, PolitiFact.com points out.
Facts Matter: Faith leaders didn't pray over gold Trump idol

Mar 6, 2021 6:07 PM - Faked photos and "deep fake" videos are the basis for falsehoods spread online, from a claim about faith leaders and former President Trump to action videos of a digitally altered Tom Cruise, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.
Viral Mars video not taken by Perseverance

Feb 27, 2021 4:11 PM - An online video claiming to show a panorama of Mars with the sound of Martian wind was manipulated and wasn't taken by Perseverance, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.
Oswald: Frozen ship is not the USS Al Gore

Feb 20, 2021 5:41 PM - An old photo of a frozen ship is reused in a fake climate change claim; Fox News didn't ignore ceremonies for a U.S. Capitol police officer who died after Jan. 6 riot; and a photo is faked to try to make it appear President Joe Biden was asleep, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.
Facts Matter: Military band didn't play 'Hit the Road Jack' as Trump left office

Jan 30, 2021 5:11 PM - A video was altered in a false claim that a military band played 'Hit the Road Jack' as Trump left office, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.
Facts Matter: Biden didn't disclose what Trump wrote in presidential letter

Jan 23, 2021 5:39 PM - Facts Matter columnist tackles fake letters from Trump, Pelosi circulating on social media.

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