MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 06/02/2025

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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: Big Beautiful Bill makes 8-year-olds ineligible for food aid. Lead Stories rating: False (Not in the bill. It would change work rules for parents.) Fact Check: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Would NOT Make Eight-Year-Olds Ineligible For Any Food Aid — Proposal Would Ratchet Up Parental Work Rule
TRUE	Did he say it?: Donald Trump said that President Joe Biden was “executed in 2020” and replaced by “clones, doubles & robotic engineered soulless mindless entities.” News Facts Network rating: True (Correct Attribution – He shared a Truth Social post with this claim.) Trump Shares Baseless Conspiracy Theory About Biden Being Replaced by Clone
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: In May 2025, Jamal Roberts, the winner of “American Idol” Season 23, declined an advertisement offer from tech billionaire Elon Musk. Snopes rating: False (No evidence) ‘American Idol’ winner Jamal Roberts declined a Tesla ad offer from Elon Musk?
FALSE	(International: Pakistan): Pakistan destroyed India’s S-400 air defence system. The Quint rating: False Fact-Check: Old Image of Russia’s Air Defence System Viral as Pakistan’s Attack India

Disclaimer: We are providing links to fact-checks by third-party fact-checkers. If you do not agree with a fact check, please directly contact the source of that fact check.