MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 05/07/2025

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

MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Chuck Schumer (D): “It’s estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (Four of five independent groups with varying political ideologies estimated that the average per-household loss from President Donald Trump’s tariffs will range from $3,100 a year to $4,900 a year. The fifth group estimated a $1,243 loss.) Will President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost families $4,000, as Chuck Schumer says?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered online content related to World War II nurse Ruby Bradley removed and President Donald Trump called her a loser.. Snopes rating: False (DOD denies) DOD denies content on WWII icon Ruby Bradley will be removed, despite rumors
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Oklahoma instituted updated academic standards in 2025 requiring schools to teach high school students that widespread fraud impacted the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Snopes rating: True (They did) Oklahoma will teach high school students debunked 2020 election-fraud theories as fact
BLATANT LIE	Claim by RFK Jr.: DARPA is spraying the skies with chemicals that are in jet fuel. Politifact rating: Pants on Fire (Jet fuel is primarily made of hydrogen and carbon compounds, and planes aren’t spraying jet fuel as part of a Defense Department program when flying. The clouds seen behind airplanes when they fly are called contrails, short for condensation trails, and are primarily ice crystals.) RFK Jr. said a government arm is spraying the sky with jet fuel chemicals. That’s Pants on Fire!
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Democrats said “we’re not allowed to deport illegals.” FactCheck.org rating: False (Democrats criticized lack of due process, not deportations themselves.) Trump Misrepresents Democrats’ Concerns on Deportations Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: Canada): Video of PM Mark Carney announcing vehicle bans in Canada. Logically Facts rating: Fake No, Mark Carney didn’t announce vehicle bans in Canada in speech

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