MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 05/30/2025

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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 by Donald Trump (R): Harvard University “refuse(s) to tell us” who its international students are. Politifact rating: False (To enroll international students, universities are required to report information to the federal government, including the students’ names, contact information and coursework. To enter the U.S., international students must apply for student visas through the State Department, a process that requires students to provide biographical and security information to the federal government.) Is Harvard refusing to tell Trump administration who its international students are? That’s False Donald Trump Rating
TRUE	Did he say it?: Donald Trump Jr. said driving through Arlington National Cemetery reminded him of “all the sacrifices we’d have to make — giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals.” Snopes rating: True (Correct Attribution) Donald Trump Jr. wrote that visit to Arlington National Cemetery reminded him of family’s ‘sacrifices’
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Disney World announced it was removing American flags from parks, replacing with Pride, BLM etc… Lead Stories rating: False (Satire Origin) Fact Check: Disney World Did NOT Announce Replacing American Flags With BLM, Pride, Palestine Flags In Parks — Rumor First Appeared On Self-Described Satire Site ‘Mouse Trap News’
FALSE	(International: South Africa): “A lot” of farm murder perpetrators are in the country illegally. Africa Check rating: Unproven ‘Death, death, death’: setting the record straight on Trump’s South Africa farm murder spectacle

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