MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/02/2025

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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: MSNBC host Rachel Maddow is planning to launch her own news network. Snopes rating: False (No evidence. This is fake news.) Rachel Maddow is launching her own news network?
MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the promise of “no tax on Social Security.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Both the House and Senate versions of his “Big Beautiful Bill” would cut taxes for many Social Security beneficiaries, but they would not eliminate Social Security taxation altogether. A representative from the Joint Committee on Taxation, the bipartisan body of Congress that analyzes proposed tax legislation, said 24 million Americans would still pay some amount of tax on their Social Security benefits.) Trump says ‘no tax on Social Security’ with reconciliation bill. That’s not true for everyone. Donald Trump Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: A satellite image from June 2025 shows truck activity at Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility before U.S. strikes. Snopes rating: True (Maxar Technologies confirmed capturing this and other images at Iran’s Fordo fuel enrichment plant on June 19 and 20, 2025. Social media users posted various conjectures as to what the trucks were doing, including claiming they were moving nuclear materials to another location to protect them from destruction. As of this writing, the exact purpose of the trucks remains unconfirmed.) What we know about satellite image showing trucks lined up at Iran nuclear facility before US strikes
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): Crowds at Glastonbury booed and sang “God Save the King”, drowning out a performance by Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, in June 2025 Lead Stories rating: False (Fake Audio) Fact Check: Glastonbury Crowd Did NOT Boo, Sing ‘God Save the King’ in Protest Against Kneecap Performance

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