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Facts Matter: Film is from video game, not Soleimani strike

By Bob Oswald
Jan 18, 2020 6:54 PM - A video falsely claimed to show a strike on Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, a congressman spread a faked photo of former President Barack Obama with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and many faked claims about Australian fires are debunked in Bob Oswald's Facts Matter column.
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: It's OK for Starbucks employees to wish customers a merry Christmas

By Bob Oswald
Dec 30, 2019 6:37 AM - A Twitter post claiming a Starbucks manager threatened to fire employees who wished customers "Merry Christmas" is fake and the account where it originated has been suspended, Bob Oswald says in his Facts Matter column.
Facts Matter: Bugs in Christmas tree not a widespread problem

By Bob Oswald
Dec 21, 2019 7:37 PM - Christmas trees rarely have bugs, Krampus impersonators weren't hitting migrants and the girl with a gun wasn't Greta, Bob Oswald says 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: In Trump Twitter post, Medal of Honor winner replaced by dog Conan

Nov 9, 2019 5:32 PM - A Twitter post by President Donald Trump showing a Medal of Honor winner edited out of a photo and replaced with dog Conan was seen as fake news by some people and "a joke" by others.

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