MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/19/2025 (Weekend Edition)

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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: Video shows $300 Chinese electric helicopter that can stay in the air ten hours. Lead Stories rating: False ($63K, Uses Gas) Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show $300 Chinese Electric Helicopter That Can Stay In The Air Ten Hours
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Bernie Sanders (I): “51,000 Americans will die each year” as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s changes to health insurance. FactCheck.org rating: Mostly True (University of Pennsylvania and Yale University estimated that the legislation’s changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act will result in at least 42,500 preventable deaths each year. At the same time, independent Sen. Bernie Sanders has slightly overstated the estimate.) Big Beautiful Bill Projected to Lead to Preventable Deaths
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s granddaughters were arrested trying to smuggle narcotics into the United States. Lead Stories rating: False (Shared satire) Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi’s Granddaughters Were NOT Arrested Smuggling 70 Pounds of Narcotics Over the Southern Border
FALSE	(International: Kenya): Claim by Kenyan president William Ruto: “Foreign exchange reserves were at two-and-a-half months of import cover, between $5 billion and $6 billion. It is now $10.3 billion.” Africa Check rating: Incorrect #1000DaysScorecard: Has Kenyan president Ruto delivered on jobs, the economy and infrastructure?

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