MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 04/03/2025

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 Marjorie Taylor Greene (R): On PBS, “they now have drag queen storytime instead of good old ‘Sesame Street.’” Politifact rating: False (Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., referenced one 2021 segment of the show “Let’s Learn” that featured a drag queen. “Let’s Learn” is created and funded by a local PBS member station and the New York City Department of Education, not the national PBS organization. PBS CEO Paula Kerger said the segment was never broadcast, and the local station put it on the national PBS website by mistake before being removed. Screenshots Greene shared indicate the episode was available online for two months.) Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong, ‘Sesame Street’ was not replaced by ‘drag queen storytime’
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Trump posted on Truth Social he was going to end all dual citizenship and that he would “denaturalize and deport” all these traitors under the espionage act. Lead Stories rating: False (Fake Post) Fact Check: FAKE Truth Social Screenshot Shows Trump Announcing End Of Dual Citizenship, Denaturalization And Deportation Of ‘Traitors’
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: In February 2025, Pope Francis wrote a letter to U.S. bishops addressing what he described as the “major crisis” of mass deportations. Snopes rating: True (The letter did not directly address President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance or their administration, although the letter did reference a medieval Catholic concept Vance discussed on Fox News days earlier.) Yes, Pope Francis wrote letter criticizing ‘major crisis’ of mass deportations in US
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Elon Musk funded a Neuralink implant procedure for a 7-year-old girl “who was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder.” PolitiFact rating: False (On its website, Neuralink has named three Neuralink chip recipients, but none were a 7-year-old named Lily Thompson.) Elon Musk didn’t fund a Neuralink implant procedure for a 7-year-old named ‘Lily Thompson’
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A March 2025 video demonstrated that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi had issued an arrest warrant for Hillary Clinton. Lead Stories rating: False (The Justice Department made no public statement to support the claim that Clinton’s arrest was imminent in March or April 2025.) Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Pam Bondi Issued an Arrest Warrant for Hillary Clinton in March 2025
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): The Conservatives increased the amount of time MPs can be paid after losing their jobs from three months to six months. Full Fact rating: False (The decision to change the length of the ‘winding-up’ period from two months to four months was made by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, not the Conservatives.) MPs’ ‘winding-up’ payment is for four months not six after they lose seats – Full Fact

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