MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/07/2025

Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating and/or offer our own rating if we disagree with the fact-checker. (D. Van Zandt)

Claim Codes: Red = Fact Check on a Right Claim, Blue = Fact Check on a Left Claim, Black = Not Political/Conspiracy/Pseudoscience/Other

Fact Checker bias rating Codes: Red = Right-Leaning, Green = Least Biased, Blue = Left-Leaning, Black = Unrated by MBFC

FALSE	Claim by Kyle Becker and amplified by conservative media: USAID was spending millions of dollars on Politico LLC, according to usaspending.gov data Lead Stories rating: False (The government spending database only shows $44,000 in two transactions. Both were subscriptions, not grants.) Fact Check: USAID Did NOT Spend Over $8 Million On Politico, LLC Kyle Becker Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Denmark announced 500% tariff on Ozempic exports to US. USA Today rating: False (Originated as satire) Denmark imposing ‘500% tariffs’ on Ozempic exports to US? No, that’s satire \| Fact check
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: New Trump law suspends child tax credit for child support recipients AFP Fact Check rating: False (Trump has made no such announcement and current policy remains in effect for this tax year.) Posts falsely claim Trump ended tax credit for child support recipients
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Trump birthright citizenship order revokes citizenship retroactively. KHOU rating: False (If instated, Trump’s executive order would only apply to babies born in late February or later, not people previously born to non-citizen parents in the U.S. like Usha Vance or Marco Rubio.) Trump birthright citizenship order not retroactive
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Video shows people around the world protesting Trump presidency in 2025. USA Today rating: False (From London in 2018) Video of anti-Trump protest captured in London in 2018 \| Fact check
FALSE	(International: India): ABP News shares opinion poll predicting massive win for BJP in Delhi The Quint rating: False Fake ABP Opinion Poll Predicting Victory For BJP in Delhi Elections Goes Viral

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