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

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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

TRUE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Merit Hiring Plan” asks applicants for federal government jobs to write an essay naming their favorite Trump policy or executive order and how they would implement it. Snopes rating: True (The specific question in the new “Merit Hiring Plan” for federal employees states: “How would you help advance the President’s Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you, and explain how you would help implement them if hired.”) Unpacking Trump admin’s new hiring plan for federal workers — including question about implementing presidential policy
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: FIFA removed the United States from hosting the World Cup 2026 because of President Trump’s strict immigration policies Lead Stories rating: False (There have been no changes) Fact Check: FIFA Did NOT Move The World Cup 2026 From The United States Because Of Trump’s Immigration Policies
MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Russell Vought (R): “One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid (payments) is improper.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported in 2024 that Medicaid’s improper payment rate over the previous three years was less than 5.1%. The vast majority of improper payments stem from documentation mistakes and do not fit the definition of waste, fraud or abuse. They also typically stem from health care providers’ actions, not beneficiaries’ abuse.) What’s an ‘improper’ Medicaid payment, and is it as high as a Trump official said?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: The latest book by Kamala Harris was yanked from the shelves after it was found to be 30% plagiarized. Lead Stories rating: False (There is no new book.) Fact Check: Latest Kamala Harris Book Was NOT Pulled From Shelves After Being Found 30% Plagiarized
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. President Donald Trump turned the lawn of the White House into a golf course in or around early June 2025. Snopes rating: False (A putting green was installed on the South Lawn of the White House during President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s tenure. President Nixon removed it, but the green was eventually restored by President Bill Clinton in 1995, where it has been in use since.) Claim Trump turned White House lawn into golf course fairway off from the truth
FALSE	(International: Ivory Coast): Photos show a coup in the Ivory Coast on 19 May 2025. Full Fact rating: False (There was no coup in the Ivory Coast last month, and these photos show unrelated incidents, including a protest in Kenya.) There was no coup in Ivory Coast in May, as claimed – Full Fact

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