MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 05/16/2025

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 FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Under a new executive order, prescription drug prices will be reduced “almost immediately.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (According to the timeline laid out in President Donald Trump’s May 12 executive order, prescription drug price reductions would not happen “almost immediately.” The order specifies a 30-day period to develop pricing targets for drugmakers, followed by an unspecified amount of time to determine if companies achieve the targets. If they don’t meet the price targets, a formal rulemaking process would begin, requiring more time.) Donald Trump exaggerates speed, certainty of prescription drug price reductions Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: The Saudis gave Bill Clinton a helicopter to use in their airspace, then gave it to him as a gift when he left office Lead Stories rating: False (Satire Post) Fact Check: Fake Bill Clinton Saudi Helicopter Gift Story Originated On Satire Pages — No $17 Million Gift News Stories
MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): More Americans now believe the country is headed in the right direction than the wrong direction “for the first time in modern history.” FactCheck.org rating: Mostly False (Only one poll briefly showed this, and others contradict it.) Trump Misuses Polling on National Mood
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk’s young son X spoke about Jesus on a live televised talk show. Snopes.com rating: False (Fake AI) Don’t fall for AI videos about Musk’s young son praising Jesus on live TV
MISLEADING	Claim by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: The CDC’s autism prevalence rates prove an alarming real rise in autism severity. FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (The trend may reflect changes in data collection methods and better identification among underserved groups.) RFK Jr. Misleads on Autism Prevalence, Causes
FALSE	(International: Japan): Japan stopped vaccinating children under two years old in 1994 and saw its infant mortality drop by 96% since. Snopes rating: False (Japan did not, in fact, end vaccination for children under the age of two. On the contrary, the country has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world for certain childhood vaccines.) No, Japan did not stop vaccinating children under 24 months old in 1994

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