MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/10/2025

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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

MISLEADING	Claim by Hakeem Jeffries (D): President Donald Trump’s tax law has “tax breaks for billionaires, permanent; tax breaks for everybody else, expire.” PolitiFact rating: Misleading (while some temporary benefits for lower-income taxpayers will expire in 2028, the law includes permanent provisions—such as the extension of 2017 tax cuts—that apply across income levels. However, wealthier Americans do benefit more overall, particularly from permanent estate tax changes.) Permanent tax breaks for billionaires, temporary for everyone else? That’s exaggerated
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth “quietly” paid for the funerals of 90 people who died in the Air India Flight 171 crash in June 2025. Snopes.com rating: False (He did not) Beware of claim Hegseth paid for funerals of 90 Air India crash victims
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Eminem donated $50M to support Texas flood victims and traveled to the disaster site to help. Lead Stories rating: False (Clickbait) Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Eminem Donated $50 Million ‘For Texas Flood Victims’, ‘Joined Rescue Efforts’
FALSE	(International: Namibia): An image from June 2025 authentically depicted a post by U.S. President Donald Trump threatening “decisive military action” unless Namibia terminated “all agreements with Russian state-linked entities within 24 hours.” Snopes rating: Fake Real Trump post about ‘decisive military action’ against Namibia?

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