MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 06/19/2025

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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: The U.S. Army swore in four senior executives with ties to technology companies Meta, Palantir and OpenAI as lieutenant colonels in 2025. Snopes rating: True (In a June 13, 2025, news release, the Army announced the swearing-in of four tech executives as lieutenant colonels, a rank that typically takes nearly two decades to achieve. The executives will serve part-time in the Army Reserve as senior advisers. As of this writing, all of the executives either currently hold or once held senior positions at Meta, Palantir or OpenAI.) US Army swore in tech executives as lieutenant colonels
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Image shows accused shooter Vance Boelter wearing a “Resist” shirt. Politifact rating: Pants on fire (The image shows Texas Democrat Lillie Schechter and her husband, Brian Trachtenberg.) Image of man wearing a “Resist” shirt is not of Vance Boelter, but a Texas Democrat’s husband
TRUE	Claim by Benjamin Netanyahu: Iran had “marked Donald Trump as enemy number one” and had “actively worked to assassinate him.” Newsweek rating: True (The claim that Iran attempted to assassinate Donald Trump is substantiated by criminal indictments, FBI investigations and intelligence briefings. The Justice Department has outlined evidence that an Iranian-directed operative was ordered to surveil and develop a plan to kill Trump before the 2024 election.) Fact Check: Did Iran Try to Assassinate Donald Trump?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A video confirms Fox News added inauthentic cheering sounds in the moments before U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech honoring the Army’s 250th anniversary. Snopes rating: False (The video is authentic. PBS News and other prominent media outlets also hosted YouTube videos featuring the loud cheers.) Did Fox News add ‘fake cheering’ sounds to Trump’s Army anniversary parade speech?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: The Biden administration approved the permit in June 2024 for a “grand parade” for the Army’s 250th birthday. Lead Stories rating: False (The parade permit application was submitted in March 2025, more than a month after President Biden left the White House and President Trump’s administration began, according to a National Park Service spokesman. The permit application for a smaller Army birthday celebration, not including a parade, was submitted in June 2024, during the Biden administration.) Fact Check: Biden Administration Did NOT Approve Army Birthday ‘Grand Parade’ Permit In 2024
FALSE	(International: South Korea): South Korean President Lee Jae-myung attending G7 summit as ‘observer’ AFP Fact Check rating: False Posts mislead on South Korean president’s status at G7 summit

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