:up: ... as either tense could be appropriate. (The OP mis-used 'as' - logically, that is, not grammatically. ;-))
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PS There is also the possibility that the speaker is using 'to my knowledge' wrongly, with the intended sense 'This is a fact:...'. Again, context would help.
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