MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/17/2025

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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	Did he say it?: Donald Trump Jr. authentically tweeted in July 2023, “Show us all the Epstein client list now!!! Why would anyone protect those scum bags? Ask yourselves this question daily and the answer becomes very apparent!!” Snopes.com rating: True (Correct Attribution) Did Donald Trump Jr. once post, ‘Show us all the Epstein client list’ and ask why those on it would be protected?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Kamala Harris only got 68M votes compared to Biden’s 81M in the 2024 election Lead Stories rating: False (She got more than 75 million, according to data on the Federal Election Commission website. That’s fewer than Joe Biden’s 2020 total of 81 million, but 7 million more than is claimed by a viral meme.) Fact Check: Image Claiming Kamala Harris Got 68M Votes Does NOT Correctly Represent 2024 Election Results
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” Snopes rating: True (Correct Attribution) Eisenhower said every gun that is made’ signifies ‘a theft from those who hunger and are not fed’?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Los Angeles massive traffic jams are gone because of the mass deportations of illegal immigrants. Lead Stories rating: False (Traffic has not improved in LA.) Fact Check: Los Angeles Traffic Is NOT ‘Just Gone’ Because Of Mass Deportations — LA Freeways Are Still Jammed
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Tech billionaire Elon Musk donated $7 million to help Texas flood victims. Snopes.com rating: False (There is no credible evidence that he donated anything.) Musk donated $7M to help Texas flood victims?
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): Chelsea FC photoshopped President Trump out of their official trophy raising photo after the FIFA Club World Cup final Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Chelsea FC Did NOT Post Photoshopped Image Removing Trump From Trophy Raising Scene At FIFA Club World Cup Final

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