MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 05/29/2025

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Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that 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

BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, contains a provision allowing the U.S. president to delay or cancel elections. Snopes rating: False (No evidence in the bill.) What to know about claim Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ gives president power to delay or cancel elections
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: President Donald Trump addressed a 2025 Memorial Day message to “scum” and “USA hating judges” Lead Stories rating: True (Real Post) Fact Check: Trump DID Attack ‘USA Hating Judges’ in 2025 Memorial Day Message
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Harvard University will offer a free online course for every U.S. citizen covering basic U.S. government, understanding the Constitution and “How to Recognize a Dictatorship Takeover 101.” Snopes rating: Mostly True (Harvard University offers a free online course called “American Government: Constitutional Foundations” via its edX program. The course is free not just to U.S. citizens but to anyone in the world. A new session was due to start on May 27, 2025, though the course has been around since at least 2018, according to the course instructor. While the course covers the basics of how the U.S. government and the Constitution work, there is no evidence of a section within in covering “How to Recognize a Dictatorship Takeover 101.”) Clarifying claims surrounding Harvard’s free Constitution course
FALSE	(International: Germany): “Pope Leo XIV intentionally ignored an LGBTQ rainbow flag by looking the other way when he approached it,” a viral post on X with more than 12 million views claims. DW rating: False Fact check: New pope hit by wave of AI-generated fake news – DW – 05/27/2025

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