MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 06/08/2025 (Weekend Edition)

Fact Check Search

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: An image authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “That totally was a Nazi salute that Elon did by the way. You know it. I know it. Everyone knows it.” Snopes.com rating: Fake Fake Trump post claims Musk ‘totally’ did a Nazi salute
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Liz Oyer: “President Trump has granted pardons that have wiped out over $1 billion in debts owed by wealthy Americans who have committed fraud and broken the law.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (Former DOJ pardon attorney Liz Oyer said Trump pardoned 24 individuals, erasing up to $1.3 billion in fines and restitution, including a disputed $676 million prosecutors had sought but a judge never finalized.) Did Donald Trump’s pardons wipe out $1 billion in debt owed to the US?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton, allowed deportation without due process. Snopes rating: False (The posts referenced the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, which created the “expedited removal” process. While expedited removal permits the deportation of certain noncitizens without a court hearing, it does not eliminate due process protections. The Fifth and 14th amendments of the U.S. Constitution guarantee due process to all people in the United States, including noncitizens, and courts have consistently upheld that expedited removal procedures remain subject to due-process standards.) Bill Clinton did not sign law in 1996 allowing deportation without due process
FALSE	(International: Australia): On average, the area of Arctic sea ice during summer and winter has never changed. Australian Associated Press rating: False (Satellite data shows the extent of Arctic sea ice has been steadily shrinking in both winter and summer for nearly 50 years.) Claim says Arctic sea ice isn’t changing, but truth is the polar opposite \| AAP

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