MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/22/2025

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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: Sky News published a headline that said “Ice agents quitting in droves due to low morale, doxxing fears” Lead Stories rating: False (Fake Headline) Fact Check: Fake ‘ICE Agents Quitting In Droves’ Headline NOT Published By Sky News — Satirical Meme
MISLEADING	Claim by Tom Homan: “We’ve got over 600,000 illegal aliens with criminal records walking the streets of this nation.” FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (That number includes legal immigrants, not just those who entered the country illegally; about a third of them have only been charged, not convicted; and it’s unclear how many of them have been, or currently are, incarcerated. The figure also includes people who entered the country over the last several decades.) Border Czar Makes Misleading Claim About Immigrants With Criminal Records
BLATANT LIE	Claim by breakingnews60s.com: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt “ended up exposing herself on live national TV” after NBC News correspondent Garrett Haake dramatically sought to “correct the record” during a briefing Lead Stories rating: False (In March 2025, Haake did briefly fact-check Leavitt’s description of a federal judge as an Obama appointee. However, a widely-shared June 2025 blog post exaggerated the intensity of the exchange between the two, and fabricated certain quotations attributed to Haake.) Fact Check: Garrett Haake DID Fact-Check Karoline Leavitt, But Dramatic Blog Post Fabricates Quotes BreakingNews60s Rating
FALSE	(International: New Zealand): A woman is wanted in Whanganui, New Zealand, for stabbing her foster parents. AAP rating: False (The image shows a woman arrested in the US and there is no evidence linking her to any crime in NZ.) Fake NZ murder warning spreads Facebook scam

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