MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 05/15/2025

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 Donald Trump (R): The Digital Equity Act is a handout “based on race,” and “illegal.” PolitiFact rating: False (The Digital Equity Act included $2.75 billion to expand broadband access in all states. The law intends to benefit a long list of groups, including low-income households; people 60 and older; people incarcerated in non-federal facilities; veterans; people with disabilities; people with language barriers; racial and ethnic minorities; and people in rural areas.) Trump called a high-speed internet program a handout ‘based on race’ and ‘illegal.’ That’s False. Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: The US FDA has admitted that unvaccinated people are at risk from people “shedding” COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. AAP rating: False (The FDA has not admitted this, and experts say there’s no mechanism for this to occur.) No, US regulator didn’t admit to mRNA COVID-19 vaccine ‘shedding’ harms
TRUE	Did he say it?: In June 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump said: “The nation of Qatar, unfortunately, has historically been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.” Snopes rating: True (Correct Attribution) Yes, Trump called Qatar ‘funders of terrorism’ in 2017
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Alex Jones: A video shows French President Emmanuel Macron, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Freidrich Merz with a bag of cocaine after visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (High-resolution professional photos of a meeting among three European leaders do not show a bag of powder on the table in front of them.) Fact-checking video of Macron: White object is not cocaine Alex Jones Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: The Green Bay Packers rejected an ad for tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicles at Lambeau Field. Snopes rating: False (No evidence for this.) Did Green Bay Packers reject ad for Musk’s Tesla electric vehicles at Lambeau Field?
FALSE	(International: Kenya): Claim by William Ruto: “In just two years from 2023 up to 2025, today we have mobilised 280 billion in national savings.” Africa Check rating: Incorrect Kenya’s economic lead: Fact-checking president William Ruto’s Tanzania and Uganda comparisons

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