MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 06/26/2025

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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: President Donald Trump tweeted on Nov. 29, 2011: “In order to get elected, @BarackObama will start a war with Iran.” Snopes rating: True (Correct Attribution) Rewind: Did Trump claim in 2011 that Obama would start war with Iran to get elected?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Widely-shared social media posts accurately showed that a Cuban singer who performed a pro-Donald Trump song was Yanet Correa, whose husband was later ordered to be deported by the Trump administration in 2025 Lead Stories rating: False (Wrong Person) Fact Check: Pro-Trump Cuban Singer is NOT ‘Janet Correa’, Whose Husband Later Faced Deportation
FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “It was my great honor to Destroy All [of Iran’s] Nuclear facilities & capability.” FactCheck.org rating: False (The bombing of three Iranian nuclear facilities on June 21 by American B-2 aircraft damaged the sites and set back Iran’s nuclear enrichment program, but didn’t completely destroy the sites or Iran’s nuclear capabilities.) Iranian Nuclear Program Damaged, Not ‘Obliterated’ by U.S. Attack Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: As of June 2025, a new federal law passed that will prohibit children from inheriting their deceased parents’ houses beginning in January 2026. Snopes rating: False (No such law exists.) Unpacking claim new federal law prevents children from inheriting parents’ houses
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Video shows a woman wearing a rainbow hijab and a bomb vest who filmed her visit to Iran. Politifact rating: Pants on Fire (AI generated) Video of woman in rainbow hijab in Iran is AI-generated
FALSE	(International: India): Photo shows Rahul Gandhi at George Soros’ Son’s Wedding The Quint rating: False AI-Generated Image of Rahul Gandhi at George Soros’ Son’s Wedding Viral as Real

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