MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 05/14/2025

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

MISLEADING	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Medicaid budget cuts will target only “waste, fraud, and abuse.” FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (The cuts proposed are so large they would significantly impact services, not just eliminate waste.) Trump Downplays Impact of GOP Medicaid Cuts Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 23, 2025, permitting teachers to use physical force to discipline students. Snopes rating: False (Trump’s order rolls back guidance from previous Democratic presidents aimed at reducing racial disparities in school disciplinary actions such as suspensions and expulsions. The order says nothing about introducing or promoting physical force in school discipline, but it is unclear whether its call for a report on school policies “rooted in American values and traditional virtues” might include corporal punishment, which studies show is more likely to be given to Black students than white students.) No, Trump did not legalize corporal punishment in schools — nor does he have the authority to
MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Hakeem Jeffries (D): “About 20% of households with veterans rely upon” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (An April 2 study found that 8% of U.S. veterans rely on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, sometimes referred to as food stamps. No state had a share higher than 14%.) Hakeem Jeffries said 20% of veteran households use food stamps. That’s Mostly False
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Pam Bondi announced a RICO investigation into Clinton, Obama, Biden foundations Lead Stories rating: False (No Reports) Fact Check: AG Pam Bondi Did NOT Announce ‘RICO Probe’ Into ‘Network of The Clinton, Obama, And Biden Families’
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns said: “Treating India and Pakistan the same would be a mistake. Our ties with India are growing stronger — but we don’t trust Pakistan.” Snopes rating: False (Burns did discuss U.S. relations with India and Pakistan during a Brookings Institution event in 2016 where he noted a “big swing” in American “confidence and trust” in favor of India, but did not say the exact quote above.) Beware of old video claiming former US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said, ‘We don’t trust Pakistan’
FALSE	(International: India): PM Modi, HM Amit Shah, and EAM Jaishankar apologized to the world for attempting to wage a war against Pakistan and apologizing for India’s loss in it. The Quint rating: False AI Clips of PM Modi, Amit Shah and Jaishankar Apologising for Op Sindoor Viral

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