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Facts Matter: Hanks not quarantined with volleyball named Wilson

By Bob Oswald
Mar 21, 2020 7:46 PM - Actor Tom Hanks didn't share his quarantine time with a volleyball named Wilson while being treated for a coronavirus infection, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.
Facts Matter: There hasn't been a disease in each election year

By Bob Oswald
Mar 14, 2020 7:32 PM - A social media post claiming every election year coincides with a significant disease is inaccurate, Bob Oswald explains in his Facts Matter column.
Facts Matter: Trump's comment about Bloomberg's height falls short

By Bob Oswald
Feb 22, 2020 5:23 PM - President Donald Trump cut Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg's height by a few inches in a name-calling Twitter post aimed at the former New York mayor, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.
Facts Matter: Mahomes's shirt altered to poke fun at Trump

By Bob Oswald
Feb 15, 2020 5:57 PM - Facts Matter: In this week's column, Bob Owald writes about a photo of Kansas City Chiefs' QB Patrick Mahomes making the rounds on social media altered to poke fun at President Trump; a YouTube video of a market selling bats, rats and snakes that is NOT where the current strain of coronavirus originated; Greta Thunberg? She's not planning a rally in Missouri. Or Kansas. And no need to wait for the Vernal Equinox on March 19 -- every day is the #BroomstickChallenge!
Facts Matter: Pelosi didn't break a law by ripping up copy of Trump's speech

By Bob Oswald
Feb 8, 2020 6:32 PM - Facts Matter: Nancy Pelosi didn't violate any laws by ripping up her copy of Trump's State of the Union address, Bob Oswald writes.
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

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