MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 04/07/2025

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 Laura Loomer: Conservative activist Laura Loomer’s reporting proves “Alex Wong is the individual who added (journalist) Jeffrey Goldberg” to the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen. PolitiFact rating: False (National Security Adviser Michael Waltz said publicly he was responsible for journalist Jeffrey Goldberg erroneously being added to the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.) Laura Loomer’s X posts don’t prove that national security official added journalist to Signal chat Laura Loomer Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Tex., collected her dead grandmother’s Social Security checks for 13 years. Snopes rating: False (Labeled Satire) No, Rep. Jasmine Crockett didn’t collect dead grandmother’s Social Security checks
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: If you update your iPhone to iOS 18.3, you are going to have Starlink automatically installed in your phone. Politifact rating: False (Starlink isn’t automatically installed on iPhones when users update to iOS 18.3. T-Mobile and SpaceX partnered to provide Starlink access on phones, but that service is only available to users who opt in.) Apple isn’t secretly installing Starlink into your iPhone with software updates
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: The Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) discovered there were 394 million Social Security recipients in the U.S., while there were only 344 million U.S. citizens. Snopes rating: False (Approximately 69 million people receive Social Security benefits each month. The 394 million figure cited in the rumor likely refers to the number of records in the Social Security database — not the number of active recipients.) DOGE didn’t find that the number of Social Security recipients exceeded the number of US citizens
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A post made on X claims more Wisconsin voters showed up to vote for the State Supreme Court Judge Election than the 2024 Presidential Election. CheckYourFact rating: False (The voter turnout numbers do not support this claim.) FACT CHECK: No, Wisconsin Did Not Have More Participating Voters In Supreme Court Race Than 2024 Presidential Election
FALSE	(International: India): A video shows AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi crying in Parliament and is related to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. The Quint rating: False Fact-Check: Does This Clip Show Asaduddin Owaisi Crying During Waqf Debate? No!

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