MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 06/30/2025

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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: Protesters “glitter bombed” Immigration and Customs Services (ICE) agents to make them easier to identify as they conducted mass immigration arrests in June 2025. Snopes rating: False (Originated as Satire) Debunking rumors protesters ‘glitter bombed’ ICE agents making arrests
MISLEADING	Claim by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.: “If every one of the 340 million people in America paid a new $35 copay to visit the doctor, that still wouldn’t be enough to cover how much Meta would get from just one tax break in Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’” PolitiFact rating: Misleading (The House version of Trump’s tax bill omits a research tax break that could save Meta billions, while the Senate version includes one estimated to save the company $15.1 billion over three years. Sen. Elizabeth Warren criticized the break by comparing it to $11.9 billion in projected medical copays, though experts say the comparison is misleading.) Fact-checking Elizabeth Warren on Meta, ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A widely-shared video proved that a submarine appeared at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on June 22, 2025 Lead Stories rating: False (It was a School Of Fish.) Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Submarine Sighting At Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, On June 22, 2025
FALSE	(International: Kenya): Claim by Kenyan president William Ruto: The affordable housing programme has “already generated 250,000 jobs” Africa Check rating: Incorrect #1000DaysScorecard: Has Kenyan president Ruto delivered on jobs, the economy and infrastructure?

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